I loved this main event, I wanna give credit to Asakura for stepping into the cage with Pantoja in his debut but lets be real this fight was only ending one way, Pantoja win. Stake gave me plus 250 on Pantoja submission and it was honestly too easy 😁 Whos next for Pantoja? I would be scared.
@@DreDaGodSondid Dana tell you that or you just jumping to conclusions? Because if that was the case they wouldn’t book Strickland vs ddp 2 before khamzat..
@@noble6441u mean being biggest wt bully losing against a lw 4 times smaller, kod by a mw ducking real contenders and getting favoured matchups like bum khalil, fighting in least talented div
@@BookBook-yw1kr You're talking about a division where Reyes arguably beat Jon Jones whom everyone said was the GOAT. And that level of competition went to war with Jan and Jiri. Jan who beat what people were calling the best striker at the time in Israel Adesanya who was at the top of middleweight. And somehow that is the "weakest" division. Lol. Okay buddy. Your feelings and the facts don't line up.
@@vivekrai5802 Honestly that is not smart to do BUT it’s who you can do it with. We seen Max Holloway get finished recently and that was also his fighting style. As fan you might not care because it’s entertaining watching BUT as a fighter, got be smarter.
@@carmike7671Mighty Mouse was fighting in even more dead division when he was in the ufc, it was in its infancy stage, now the division has blossomed. Still dj is the goat to me.
Pantoja x Demetrius is the only solution to save this division, Pantoja already cleaned up and beat everyone, they had to bring in a champion from another event, and Pantoja finished in a spectacular way. great victory.
@@straightlusacnah DJ shouldn't have retired tf he was still fighting th best of the best in his promotion.. he just fell in love with another sport but for enough money it can be possible
Fr pantoja is not talked about enough man is definitely a top5 pfp. Like how tf do you have MULTIPLE finish wins against your division’s most favorite fighters and still be in top15. Most underrated champ ever
what is there to save..? dj would win then go back into retirement and the champ would then have an asterik… and pantoja is a good champ too. tf needs saving
Dana White currently is on life support. At this point, he might think of bringing back DJ just to try overthrowing Alexandre Pantoja. Congrats to the champ; he doesn’t get enough credit.
Pantoja is a very exciting fighter. He’s all offense no defense during stand up. He throws his chin up and trusts it. So far it’s been like granite even at 125. Dude is a future HOFer. He’s a beast
@@parthvyavhare5134nah the devision is fun now. Just cuz there’s a dominant champ don’t mean the devision is bad. There’s still Kai Kara France left. And in general the whole top 10 is stacked even if pantoja beat most of them.
@@parthvyavhare5134That will be ironic which actually will prove that this division’s failure has nothing to do with DJ.That man suffered just because Dana didn’t like him.😅
DJ coming back to the UFC and having one last run at the top would be amazing. DJ’s name value has increased since he was last in the UFC, he has done amazing in ONE FC. It would be sweet as pie to see him back.
I literally had tears when they said his name. That man used to deliver food and has seen it all. UFC disrespected him so much, but I’m glad he came out on top. Forever a fan🙌🏽
@@MrPrinceIsaac Did you not see what Dana did with Mighty Mouse because he thought he was boring after defending the belt 11 straight times. Dana almost got rid of the flyweight division entirely because they weren’t making the company money. Henry Cejudo is disliked by Dana because of that reason of saving the division and being vocal about it.
@@DreDaGodSon Mighty mouse was too dominant and he was beating up all the fighters that UFC PR was trying to promote. I don't believe they traded him coz he was boring. Same happened to Cejudo.
Pantoja is the real pound for pound number 1, cleaned his division multiple times over even before becoming champion is on his way to becoming yhe GOAT of the division (he might be the GOAT already), one of the most exciting fighters in the promotion, always walking foward, always looking for a finish, high volume striking etc. Pantoja deserves the cahnce at double champ against whoever wins between Merab and Umar.
His son called it- 2nd round submission. Did not expect "you think some Japanese gonna come and take my belt?" 😂. I think Kai has a bright future here. Pantoja is such an underlooked champion ❤.
Only time can beat him. He is 34. This division demands crazy speed. Maybe in 1 or 2 years Pantoja starts to slow down... for now he cleaned the division and there aren't real threats for him
@@AlfonsoDermetris That is fact + Pantoja chin is crazy. Against anyone else in that division who doesn’t have high level wrestling/grappling. Asakura will do pretty good. That flying knee caught Pantoja clean and he walked through it.
Pantoja's excellent performance, Kai is a good fighter, but the Champion is another level, another title defense and he kept his belt in Brazil, lets gooooo
Pantoja is an absolute boogeyman of flyweight division. His patience and technical expertise in reading his opponents and then applying it to his advantage is very comendable.
Match Making Flyweight division!! 1. Pantoja vs Royval 3 2. Asakura vs Kape 3 3. Moreno vs KKF 3 (or 4?) 4. Taira vs Albazi 5. Erceg vs Perez Let’s keep things flowing here, congrats Pantoja!! I’d love to see him face DJ, but DJ deserves a good retirement.
Royval > KKF as he’s on a 2 fight win streak with wins over Moreno and Taira (2 top 5 guys) compared to 1 fight win streak for KKF with 1 top 10 win against Erceg. KKF should avenge his losses to Moreno, Royval is realistically next guys.
Kai isn't at the championship level yet but he can definitely put on a good fight vs all the top contenders (such as Moreno, Erceg, Royval, and the other Kai)
he should move up a division. He is underappreciated at flyweight. There are so many fun matchups for him at bantamweight that could even bring him more notority and money than defending his belt
You think "some Japanese come here and take my belt , no " . Cold line after big win !
i heard someone in the crowd shouted 'we don't want a K-pop champion' during their face offs hahaha
Cold? I call it ignorant.
@@soknheith3259 Why???
@@soknheith3259🤡🤡
based
I loved this main event, I wanna give credit to Asakura for stepping into the cage with Pantoja in his debut but lets be real this fight was only ending one way, Pantoja win. Stake gave me plus 250 on Pantoja submission and it was honestly too easy 😁 Whos next for Pantoja? I would be scared.
Asakura is a future champ thats for sure
Great main event i really liked that submission
Undercover stake add you aint slick
underappreciated champ.
Absolutely.
Dricus as well.
Dana wants Dricus to lose so badly and for khazma to hold that title
@DreDaGodSon yeah not buying that
Just like DJ
@@DreDaGodSondid Dana tell you that or you just jumping to conclusions? Because if that was the case they wouldn’t book Strickland vs ddp 2 before khamzat..
Yep
Crazy that his son predicted this outcome spot on
i literally thought of that the moment pantoja jumped on the sub
Hes son said round 3
YO - That is nuts - he totally did didn't he.
Sushi and anime in the Pantoja household tonight.
To be fair a lot of us saw this coming lol. Pantoja’s grappling is next level.
@@Well_roundedGamer4 9/10 ragebait
People forget man there is levels and UFC is at the top
then explain why a glory kickboxer dominated the ufc?
@@noble6441because he’s top level obviously
@@noble6441u mean being biggest wt bully losing against a lw 4 times smaller, kod by a mw ducking real contenders and getting favoured matchups like bum khalil, fighting in least talented div
@@BookBook-yw1kr You're talking about a division where Reyes arguably beat Jon Jones whom everyone said was the GOAT. And that level of competition went to war with Jan and Jiri. Jan who beat what people were calling the best striker at the time in Israel Adesanya who was at the top of middleweight. And somehow that is the "weakest" division. Lol. Okay buddy. Your feelings and the facts don't line up.
@@noble6441 because he got kick boxing level fight in ufc. He never faced a wresler or grappler
Pantoja is one of the real ones.. Always going forward for the kill even when he's ahead in the score cards.. Respect ✊
@@vivekrai5802
Honestly that is not smart to do BUT it’s who you can do it with.
We seen Max Holloway get finished recently and that was also his fighting style.
As fan you might not care because it’s entertaining watching BUT as a fighter, got be smarter.
@@DreDaGodSon max is not pantoja. max fought volk 3 times and got worse the 3rd time. pantoja is running out of fights because he's just too good.
Pantoja is now the father of this division
Father of a Dead Division.
@@GXDSXwas gonna say the same 😂 not Mighty Mouse level yet these bandwagon fans need to calm down
@@carmike7671Mighty Mouse was fighting in even more dead division when he was in the ufc, it was in its infancy stage, now the division has blossomed. Still dj is the goat to me.
Pantoja x Demetrius is the only solution to save this division, Pantoja already cleaned up and beat everyone, they had to bring in a champion from another event, and Pantoja finished in a spectacular way. great victory.
Nah let DJ rest he earned his retirement
@@straightlusacnah DJ shouldn't have retired tf he was still fighting th best of the best in his promotion.. he just fell in love with another sport but for enough money it can be possible
Fr pantoja is not talked about enough man is definitely a top5 pfp. Like how tf do you have MULTIPLE finish wins against your division’s most favorite fighters and still be in top15. Most underrated champ ever
what is there to save..? dj would win then go back into retirement and the champ would then have an asterik… and pantoja is a good champ too. tf needs saving
@@ehernandez08dj wouldn't win though
This guy never has a boring fight
Those Alexandre Pantoja scrambles are so damn fast.
Kai Asakura did enough to keep him off in round 1. But round 2 the champ catches him with the rnc.
Pantoja agility is goated
Bro jumps into everything flawlessly
His ground game is spectacular.
Kai needs to work on his ground game, he had Pantoja with some crazy knees
Some of the fastest, stickiest scrambling I've seen, since 1993.
My favourite fighter for a reason. So much heart.
For real dudes actually humble and super real , not to mention a patriot for his home country and US
パントージャこそ真の侍だ。
強く、辛抱強く、爆発力があり、風格もある。文句のつけようがない。
Dana White currently is on life support. At this point, he might think of bringing back DJ just to try overthrowing Alexandre Pantoja. Congrats to the champ; he doesn’t get enough credit.
Let DJ rest. Let us see Dana struggle once again for this division or shut this up like he would have in DJ's time.
@@mambamolt7353
Dana is definitely not going to do it.
GSP winning the middleweight belt and leaving right after left Dana with nightmares.
Pantoja is a very exciting fighter. He’s all offense no defense during stand up. He throws his chin up and trusts it. So far it’s been like granite even at 125. Dude is a future HOFer. He’s a beast
Hot take bc I thought Dana doesnt even like DJ either lol
Welcome to the UFC Asakura, you got your wake up call.
I mean losing to the champ isn’t bad, he’s gonna be back stronger than ever
@@tobysmith2081 sure 🤣
@ you’re just a shill
@@tobysmith2081right. Let me do in there and loose to the champ too.
@@ErickRice-r2e pantoja knows asakura can hurt him, he was wise to respect his opponents stand up game, thats what champions do
The man who destroyed the whole category
The legend alexandre pantoja
Him vs DJ would be a banger
Would’ve been*
Let DJ rest. Let us see Dana struggle once again for this division or shut this up like he would have in DJ's time.
@@parthvyavhare5134nah the devision is fun now. Just cuz there’s a dominant champ don’t mean the devision is bad. There’s still Kai Kara France left. And in general the whole top 10 is stacked even if pantoja beat most of them.
@@parthvyavhare5134That will be ironic which actually will prove that this division’s failure has nothing to do with DJ.That man suffered just because Dana didn’t like him.😅
@@ErickRice-r2e He already beat Kara France
Showed levels. Excited to see Asakura fight again.
Also pantoja is top 5 in p4p man
There's no denying him now. Top 5
DJ coming back to the UFC and having one last run at the top would be amazing. DJ’s name value has increased since he was last in the UFC, he has done amazing in ONE FC. It would be sweet as pie to see him back.
Dana is NOT having another GSP moment happen.
That fight is not happening unless it’s multiple fights which Mighty is not doing.
Let DJ rest. Let us see Dana struggle once again for this division or shut this up like he would have in DJ's time.
@@parthvyavhare5134
Nobody mentioned DJ.
Pantoja is the ☝🏾 who called him out.
Tell Pantoja that…NOT US
Dana doesn’t deserve DJ
DJ is retired and he earnt it. He's not coming back.
that's pound for pound greatness right there
It’a an absolute disgrace that they placed Pantoja at #10 P4P rankings
100%. He belongs above Aspinal, Volk, and Edwards.
He's arguably Top 5
@@eeaa-hl9iu maybe not aspinall, he's also cleaned out his division, but above belal and merab
@@konsuno8143100% over Aspinall there’s not debate
There will never be a boring pantoja fight. I wish he’d get more attention
Pantoja is even more jacked now. Both are big flyweights
And Still!!!
I literally had tears when they said his name. That man used to deliver food and has seen it all. UFC disrespected him so much, but I’m glad he came out on top. Forever a fan🙌🏽
@@MrPrinceIsaac
Did you not see what Dana did with Mighty Mouse because he thought he was boring after defending the belt 11 straight times.
Dana almost got rid of the flyweight division entirely because they weren’t making the company money.
Henry Cejudo is disliked by Dana because of that reason of saving the division and being vocal about it.
Imagine crying
@@cram2979 😭
@@cram2979 Not a troll who cries over random guys btw
@@DreDaGodSon Mighty mouse was too dominant and he was beating up all the fighters that UFC PR was trying to promote. I don't believe they traded him coz he was boring. Same happened to Cejudo.
Pantoja is the real pound for pound number 1, cleaned his division multiple times over even before becoming champion is on his way to becoming yhe GOAT of the division (he might be the GOAT already), one of the most exciting fighters in the promotion, always walking foward, always looking for a finish, high volume striking etc. Pantoja deserves the cahnce at double champ against whoever wins between Merab and Umar.
can’t even lie pantoja is that dude!
His son called it- 2nd round submission. Did not expect "you think some Japanese gonna come and take my belt?" 😂. I think Kai has a bright future here. Pantoja is such an underlooked champion ❤.
He said that because he knows east Asians aren't very strong and easy to knock out, they have no business fighting Europeans or Africans.
I remember watching this guy from the ultimate fighter. Never thought I would see this amount of love he gets now.
Well he’s a dominant champion
Idk who can beat this guy. He's just that good.
Only time can beat him. He is 34. This division demands crazy speed. Maybe in 1 or 2 years Pantoja starts to slow down... for now he cleaned the division and there aren't real threats for him
The goat dj would beat him
Askarov already did, and not long ago.
@mehmetvursavas5922not now, maybe in prime but i think pantoja wins
Absolute savage! 🔥
Mighty mouse all over again. Very dominant but under appreciated.
Asakura got humbled😢 after all the talk he couldn't walk the walk and stillllll ....💪
His english was better than his fighting 😂
Nah but lowkey hes pretty good its just that pantoja a beast bro..
Ate the flying knee tho. That was a hard shot. If he keeps taking shots like that...
@@AlfonsoDermetris
That is fact + Pantoja chin is crazy.
Against anyone else in that division who doesn’t have high level wrestling/grappling.
Asakura will do pretty good.
That flying knee caught Pantoja clean and he walked through it.
I don't see Kai winning against anyone in the top 5 honestly
Hope Kai will comeback stronger after that.🙏🏾👍🏾
Pantoja's excellent performance, Kai is a good fighter, but the Champion is another level, another title defense and he kept his belt in Brazil, lets gooooo
One of the best fighter in this division, CONGRATULATIONS CHAMP 🏆
"This is the Level. UFC level. That's here. So HIGH!" 🙌
Pantoja restores whatever respect there is left for BJJ with that win after Kron nearly destroyed it all
This guy needs to be in the top 5 P4P, super underated.
Alexandre 'You Know' pantoja show the level promotor UFC
Love both told everyone different level welcome to ufc
Pantoja is an absolute boogeyman of flyweight division. His patience and technical expertise in reading his opponents and then applying it to his advantage is very comendable.
Giving someone a title shot in their UFC debut is crazy. MVP, Kayla etc didn't get the same treatment. Backfired big style tonight. Humbled
The Champ is ridiculously good and has a great physique. Reminds me of Volknovski.
Criminally underrated.
Todos os parabéns sai pra vc, mestre Pantoja! Lutou como um verdadeiro guerreiro. Salvador Bahia 😊
Haha he was like saying no way im gonna lose to a japanesse guy
There are levels to this thing called MMA.
The champion showed us why he is UFC champion
Kai's knee kicks were not his usual style. But thank you for letting Kai challenge UFC! I wish him the best of luck again. Thank you.
Honestly I don't see anyone stopping Alexandre Pantoja in the flyweight division. This is a guy who beat Brandon Moreno 3 times! He's special.
So happy for pantoja well earnd
Really wanna see Alexandre Pantoja vs Demetrious Johnson.
Everyone should be afraid of that guy, no one gets to debut in a title fight.
Welcome to ufc
Near the flyweight goat status
Not even close
good to see that cocky guy got humbled.
The Cannibal: best ring name in years.
The Flyweight GOAT!
Match Making Flyweight division!!
1. Pantoja vs Royval 3
2. Asakura vs Kape 3
3. Moreno vs KKF 3 (or 4?)
4. Taira vs Albazi
5. Erceg vs Perez
Let’s keep things flowing here, congrats Pantoja!! I’d love to see him face DJ, but DJ deserves a good retirement.
Pantoja vs kkf
Nah kai kara should fight pantoja cause he win again erceg and moreno vs asakura would be great
Royval > KKF as he’s on a 2 fight win streak with wins over Moreno and Taira (2 top 5 guys) compared to 1 fight win streak for KKF with 1 top 10 win against Erceg.
KKF should avenge his losses to Moreno, Royval is realistically next guys.
Let DJ rest. Let us see Dana struggle once again for this division or shut this up like he would have in DJ's time.
I think Kai-Kara vs Kape, Asakura vs Erceg, Taira vs Albazi, Van vs Perez
Pantoja fought for the UFC as if he were at the Olympics representing Brazil
Guys he work so hard for this!
My hope: “Please welcome Kyoji Horiguchi, tonight’s challenger for flyweight devision!”
Pantoja confidence level is off the roof, love it
Selamat untuk raja kita Alexander pantoja,hari ini kamu menunjukkan level itu penting,segala hormat untukmu juara .
Underrated 🏆🏆👏🏆🏆
Pantoja a beast!!! Hardened for war
The champ is here!!
Pantoja is the real deal! 💪🏽
They're eatin' sushi and watchin' anime tonight in the Pantoja household. 😅😅!
Parabéns campeão
His son now watches some anime while eating sushi
They undersestimate him so much glad he got the W
Congratulations 🏆🎉
Kai isn't at the championship level yet but he can definitely put on a good fight vs all the top contenders (such as Moreno, Erceg, Royval, and the other Kai)
He should do trilogy with Manel Kape
and still lose to all of them
@@michaelferguson1 He loses to anyone ranked below Taira, including Taira.
@@BeanBurritoEnjoyer facts
asakara is very exciting, but yeah Pantoja showed the next level.
asakura didnt do bad, he was tagging pantoja and earned his respect
Just another reminder that the competition is elite in every sense in the UFC compared to every other MMA organization.
Pantojas chin is unmatched, asakura will do good against anyone else in the division
I told u guys. Pantoja koed islam. Dont underestimate him
When
levels to this game. UFC fighters are the best in the world
“You think some Japanese coming here, take my belt? No!” Is honestly on par with “my balls was hot” 🤣🤣
Put him on the top 5 P4P rankings. Enough of the disrespect.
I knew he was going to win when he came out to many men and had a serious demeanor 😅
He really had that "you're not gonna come in here and take my belt" look 😂
What can I say!Welcome to next level and welcome to UFC Kai
he should move up a division. He is underappreciated at flyweight. There are so many fun matchups for him at bantamweight that could even bring him more notority and money than defending his belt
Pantoja vc é um monstro
Underrated legend!
P4P #3 💯
I reackon Pantoja deserves to go up to 135 and become Champ🤴 Champ🤴...
I don’t wanna hear any more people calling him boring 😂 excellent champion
would love to see Pantoja moving up to bantamweight and challenge merab or umar
UFC is the real deal.
Pantoja is such a good fighter, great champ. Looking forward to his next title defense 🥊💜🔥
616.
Congrats 👏🎉 🥊
We knew you would win 😊
Welcome Kai! To the back of the line you go now homie🙏🏽
BRAZILIAN GOAT 🐐 PANTOJA , Brazilian fighters are different 💪💪💪💪💪💪, CONGRATULATIONS CHAMP 🏆 👏 💪 , Have some sushi at home 😊
Perfect Champion!!
Great Callout!!!
Cmon its ufc
There are levels
Nobody beats pabtoja
UFC fighters 💯 on another level....
Muito Obrigado!