Joshua Van Beats Pantoja in 25-Minute UFC Title Fight
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Joshua Van won a big fight at UFC 331.
He fought against Alexandre Pantoja.
The fight was a title fight.
It had five rounds.
Each round is five minutes long.
So the fight was 25 minutes long.
This is the longest kind of UFC fight.
Joshua Van won the fight.
Pantoja lost the fight.
The UFC 331 card had other fights too.
Arman Tsarukyan fought Mauricio Ruffy on the same night.
UFC is a big mixed martial arts company.
Fighters use punches, kicks, and grappling.
Many fans watched the event live.
UFC 331 happened in September 2026.
Vocabulary4 words
- UFC
- a big company for fighting sports
- title
- a prize for being the best in a sport
- rounds
- short parts of a fight
- mixed martial arts
- a sport with punching, kicking, and grappling
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1. Joshua Van 2. 25 minutes 3. True
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Joshua Van won a big fight at _____ 331.
He fought against Alexandre _____.
The fight was a _____ fight.
It had five _____.
Each round is five _____ long.
So the fight was _____ minutes long.
This is the _____ kind of UFC fight.
Joshua Van _____ the fight.
Arman Tsarukyan fought Mauricio Ruffy on the same _____.
UFC is a big mixed _____ arts company.
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