# UFC 331 in Pakistan: Van vs Pantoja 2 starts 6am Sunday, weights confirmed

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Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 18 Sept 2026
Updated: 6 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 3 Nov 2026

> Everyone made weight in Los Angeles. The flyweight title rematch tops a card that runs through Saturday night in America and Sunday morning here, with every start time in Pakistan time.

**Updated 19 September, 7pm PKT: every fighter made weight.** Nobody missed on the scale in Los Angeles, so the card below is the card that happens.

UFC 331 runs at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Saturday 19 September, which means the whole thing lands on Sunday morning in Pakistan. Joshua Van defends the flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja in a rematch, and Arman Tsarukyan returns against Mauricio Ruffy in the lightweight co-main.

## Start times in Pakistan

Pakistan is nine hours ahead of US Eastern time, so a Saturday evening card in America is a Sunday dawn card here.

- Early prelims: 5pm ET Saturday, which is **2am PKT Sunday 20 September**
- Prelims: 5:30pm ET Saturday, which is **2:30am PKT Sunday**
- Main card: 9pm ET Saturday, which is **6am PKT Sunday**

The main event walkouts do not happen at the start of the main card. On a five-fight main card the title fight usually begins somewhere around two and a half to three hours in, so Van and Pantoja should be walking out between 8am and 9am PKT, subject to how many fights end early.

## Weigh-in results

Every fighter on the card hit the mark.

| Fight | Weights |
|---|---|
| Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja, flyweight title | 125 vs 125 |
| Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy, lightweight | 156 vs 155 |
| Patricio Freire vs Doo Ho Choi, featherweight | 145.5 vs 146 |
| Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski, light heavyweight | 205.5 vs 206 |
| Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf, heavyweight | 240 vs 241 |
| Marlon Vera vs Charles Jourdain, bantamweight | 136 vs 135 |
| Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne, heavyweight | 264.5 vs 263 |
| Michael Aswell Jr vs Joo Sang Yoo, featherweight | 146 vs 145.5 |
| Ryan Gandra vs Osman Diaz, middleweight | 186 vs 186 |
| Edmen Shahbazyan vs Brunno Ferreira, middleweight | 185 vs 184.5 |
| Casey O'Neill vs Eduarda Moura, women's flyweight | 125 vs 125.5 |
| Giga Chikadze vs Joanderson Brito, featherweight | 146 vs 145.5 |

Tsarukyan at 156 and Ruffy at 155 is a non-title lightweight bout, where the one-pound allowance applies.

## What is actually at stake

Van took the belt from Pantoja and now has to prove it was not a one-off. Pantoja held the flyweight title through a long run of defences before that, and he has said he is fully healed and ready to take it back. A rematch win puts him straight back on top of a division he owned.

Tsarukyan is the more interesting fight for anyone watching the lightweight picture. He has been out, he sits at the top of the division, and Ruffy is the kind of finisher who makes a comeback fight dangerous. A Tsarukyan win puts him back in the title conversation immediately.

The heavyweight prelim between Tai Tuivasa and Robelis Despaigne is the one most likely to end in the first round.

One fight that is not on this card: the Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes women's bantamweight title bout was planned for UFC 331 and has been postponed. Harrison is back in full training after emergency surgery.

## Watching it here

Paramount+ carries every portion of the card, early prelims through main event. Check what is available on your own subscription before Sunday morning, because the platform's availability is not the same in every country and a 6am start is a bad time to find out you cannot log in.

If you are setting an alarm, the useful number is the 6am PKT main card start, with the title fight later than that, not at it.

## Frequently asked questions

**What time does UFC 331 start in Pakistan?**

The main card starts at 6am PKT on Sunday 20 September. Prelims start at 2:30am PKT and early prelims at 2am PKT. The Van vs Pantoja title fight is expected between 8am and 9am PKT.

**Did anyone miss weight at UFC 331?**

No. All 24 fighters made weight at the Los Angeles weigh-ins, so the full card stands as booked, including the Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja flyweight title rematch at 125 pounds each.

## Sources

- UFC 331 weigh-in results: Title fight rematch set (Sherdog): https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-331-weighin-results-Title-fight-rematch-set-202849
- How to watch UFC 331: Start time, live stream & full fight card (Sherdog): https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/How-to-watch-UFC-331-Start-time-live-stream-full-fight-card-202828
- UFC 331 (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_331

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