4 days ago
Fighters react to Alexandre Pantoja's title defense, faceoff with Joshua Van at UFC 317
Alexandre Pantoja continued to assert his dominance over the flyweight division at UFC 317 when he defended his title for a fourth time against Kai Kara-France.
Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) is adding to his case as an all-time great with each performance. After beating Kara-France (25-12 MMA, 8-5 UFC) an an exhibition bout in 2016, he got it done again on the sport's biggest stage with a third-round submission in the co-headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Pantoja beating Kara-France in their UFC 317 flyweight title bout.
Flyweights have made their way to @TMobileArena🇧🇷 @PantojaMMA vs 🇳🇿@KaiKaraFrance[ #UFC317 is LIVE on @ESPNPlus PPV | 📺 ]
PANTOJA vs ROYVAL! Our #UFC317 co-main event is next...🏆
Took Pantoja 32 seconds into round one to take Kai's back.
Pantoja looking dangerous tonight. Not giving KKF an inch to breathe
Kara France surviving was impressive 4:30 I would have bet not likely
Pantoga barely breathing hard. #UFC317
Joshua Van sitting front row watching Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara-France 👀 #UFC317
PANTOJA'S Jiu-Jitsu is good! #UFC317
Pantoja is so dam good. Just his Aura alone is making Kara-France not fight his typical fight. #ufc317
A quién te gustaría ver pelear por el título de peso mosca? 👀 #UFC317
THE CHAMP IS GOING NOWHERE 🇧🇷@PantojaMMA defeats Kai Kara-France by submission to remain the flyweight champion of the world! #UFC317
No one's stopping Pantoja, power or not. You can't stop his grappling #ufc317
#AndStill! Alexandre Pantoja dominates and submits Kai Kara-France at #UFC317 for his fourth defense.
#UFC317 results: Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Kara-France via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 3, 1:55 – to defend flyweight titleFull coverage:
Champ vs Challenger 👀 #UFC317Is Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van next?!
Congratulations @Pantoja_GOAT - If you defeat Van, you should challenge Merab for the Bantamweight title next #UFC317
ALEXANDRE PANTOJA VS. JOSHUA VAN IS NEXT AFTER #UFC317WHO YA GOT?!?
