Undisputed flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja made good on his first outing on dwelling soil since his transfer to the Octagon — efficiently retaining his divisional title with a unanimous choice (48-47, 48-46, 49-46) over challenger, Steve Erceg of their UFC 301 essential occasion conflict.
Pantoja, the present undisputed flyweight titleholder, headlined tonight’s return to Rio de Janeiro at UFC 301, having efficiently defended his crown at UFC 296 again in December in a rematch judging victory towards Brandon Royval.
As for Erceg, the Australian — who was three-fights deep right into a profitable run and his Octagon stint as well, earned his title combat with Pantoja tonight off the again of a shocking KO win over Matt Schnell only a month in the past.
And starting in typical aggressive trend, Pantoja managed to scramble with success all through his 5 spherical back-and-forth towards Perth native, Erceg.
Nevertheless, coping with an enormous minimize throughout his brow, Pantoja took his foot off the fuel significantly within the fourth spherical — and managed to swing the bout in his favor within the fifth and ultimate body to efficiently retain his throne atop the 125lbs division.
