LAS VEGAS – Alexandre Pantoja is still champion, and now two-for-two against Brandon Royval.
In the UFC 296 co-main event, Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) defeated Royval (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) to retain the promotion’s flyweight title. The bout took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
For much of the five-round bout, Pantoja dominated Royval in the wrestling department. The crowd wasn’t the most thrilled with the decision-making by the champion, but it was effective.
