Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-12-16, good pace with some nice exchanges: the mma bout Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval 2 gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).Royval vs Pantoja 2 is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 16th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is valid for the UFC flyweight championship (Pantoja’s first defense) and it is on the undercard of Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington – UFC 296. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Alexandre Pantoja record
The current Ufc Flw champion Alexandre Pantoja entered this fight with a professional mma record of 26-5-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world.
He was defeated by Askar Askarov in 2020 (Alexandre Pantoja vs Askar Askarov) but then he has won four bouts beating Alex Perez (Alexandre Pantoja vs Alex Perez) and Brandon Moreno in his last two (Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja 2).
Brandon Royval record
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brandon Royval, has a record of 15-6-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the flyweight division.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2020 and 2021, against Brandon Moreno (Brandon Moreno vs Brandon Royval) and Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval), but then he has won three bouts beating Matt Schnell (Brandon Royval vs Matt Schnell) and Matheus Nicolau Pereira (Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Brandon Royval).
Royval’s next fight: Brandon Moreno vs Brandon Royval 2
Fight card
Here is the UFC 296 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN ppv)
Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington
Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval 2
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson
Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson
Josh Emmett vs Bryce Mitchell
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Dustin Jacoby vs Alonzo Menifield
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa
Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher
Casey O’Neill vs Ariane Lipski
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Cody Durden
Andre Fili vs Lucas Almeida
Shamil Gaziev vs Martin Buday
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 296 countdown Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval 2, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video – Portuguese
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Pantoja vs Royval 2 fight?
Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Royval via unanimous decision. Scores were 50–45, 50–45, 49–46.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 296 post-fight octagon interview of Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval 2.
