Undisputed flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja made good on his first outing on house soil since his transfer to the Octagon — efficiently retaining his divisional title with a unanimous resolution (48-47, 48-46, 49-46) over challenger, Steve Erceg of their UFC 301 major occasion conflict.
Pantoja, the present undisputed flyweight titleholder, headlined tonight’s return to Rio de Janeiro at UFC 301, having efficiently defended his crown at UFC 296 again in December in a rematch judging victory in opposition to Brandon Royval.
As for Erceg, the Australian — who was three-fights deep right into a profitable run and his Octagon stint as well, earned his title battle with Pantoja tonight off the again of a surprising KO win over Matt Schnell only a month in the past.
And starting in typical aggressive vogue, Pantoja managed to scramble with success all through his 5 spherical back-and-forth in opposition to Perth native, Erceg.
Nevertheless, coping with an enormous reduce throughout his brow, Pantoja took his foot off the fuel significantly within the fourth spherical — and managed to swing the bout in his favor within the fifth and closing body to efficiently retain his throne atop the 125lbs division.
Beneath, catch the highlights from Alexandre Pantoja’s title protection in opposition to Steve Erceg
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