Alexandre Pantoja (30-5) It has no rival in fly weight. The 125 -pound champion consumed his Fourth Defense of belt last weekend at the CO stellar event of the UFC 317after one submission to Kai Kara-France in the third assault that consecrates him as the second best fly weight of history. His dream is to become the greatest, although he seems difficult taking into account everything he achieved Demetrious Johnson When he was the monarch of the category.
'El Caníbal' accumulates Eight victories followed, and since he beat Brandon Moreno in 2023 to get the title there is no nobody that naga na na ga ga tire. The Brandon Royval, the Steve Erceg, of the Asakura. destronarle. Kai Kai Kara-France either. For more inri, his last two victories have been for finishingwhat has granted the position number five In the libra ranking. Since Demetrious Johnson he didn't see such a champion dominantwhich is determined to make a category great again that at times was about to disappear.
I really want to make my division more and bigger
“I really want to make my division More and bigger. Defend the belt as much as I can, that's my mindset Right now, “he revealed in his interview with Marca. No sooner said than done. Thanks to their performances, the 125 pounds have returned to the place they deserve. He dilemma that arises now is if there will be someone capable of putting Against the strings. At the moment, the UFC had to bring to debutante Asakura from another company to directly give it the Opportunity for the title. Up to that point the company has arrived, since Pantoja has sweeping with the division.
The irruption of Joshua van It has meant an extra motivation for the champion, which now sees as a New generation of fighters stalk a belt that is not willing to detach in the short term. Alexandre has acknowledged that the Burmese fighter will mean his greater challenge To date, but your idea is to continue enlarging your legacy until your name can compare with Demetrious.
The featherweight champion achieved his fourth belt defense with a mataleon.
Major words
‘Mighty Mouse’ son major words. The American fighter is not only the Goat of fly weight, but one of the best fighters of the company's history. His numbers support him. Racha of 13 victories consecutive in the UFC, and 11 defenses consecutive belt. Inabordable numbers, at the height of a few chosen.
Pantoja talked about it in his interview with Marca, since for him there is a factor clave That makes that be repeated in the times that run: the Competitiveness In the division. “They are different times. When Demetrious Johnson fought in fly weight there was no So many names. At that time the fly weight had not stood out yet, but now you have many fighters Very good“The Brazilian said.
When Demetrious Johnson fought in fly weight there were not so many names
Even so, the reality is that Pantoja has devastated practically with the whole category. He has won Royval -two times-, to Brandon Moreno -Ter times-, to Kara-France -So times-, to Manel Kape... No one resists him. His idea is to be remembered as the most dominant champion of history, at a time when the fly weight is living its point higher.
