After a devastating setback within the UFC 331 foremost occasion, former champion Alexandre Pantoja is leaning on some recommendation from a legendary fictional character to information his path ahead.
Pantoja (30-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) tried to regain the flyweight title he misplaced to Joshua Van (18-2 MMA, 11-1 UFC) this previous December at UFC 323. In that bout, he injured his arm and misplaced in simply 26 seconds. The rematch was purported to be the true check between the 2, however Pantoja misplaced a unanimous determination (50-45, 49-46, 48-47).
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Now with back-to-back losses to the present champion, who additionally has a separate title protection over Tatsuro Taira on his resume, Pantoja’s climb again to rivalry may take a bit. He received the title in 2023 towards Brandon Moreno with a break up determination, then defended it towards Brandon Royval, Steve Erceg, Kai Asakura and Kai Kara-France earlier than Van pulled his upset.
Sunday, within the aftermath of the loss to Van, he posted on social media with an extended quote from Rocky Balboa about persevering within the face of hardship.
His contribution, past the quote from “Rocky,” was merely, “Thanks all in your phrases and continued assist.”
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