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UFC 331 Post Show | Reaction To Joshua Van & Arman Tsarukyan's Big Wins, Gable Steveson's KO Loss artwork

UFC 331 Post Show | Reaction To Joshua Van & Arman Tsarukyan's Big Wins, Gable Steveson's KO Loss

MMA Fighting

September 20, 2026

UFC 331 delivered one of the craziest cards of the year, and in the main event, Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja put on a classic, but it was Van that emerged as the better man with an impressive fifth round to close the show and retain the flyweight title.

Speakers Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, Andy Richter

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Mike Heck (0:54)

All right, Mike Heck here from MMA Fighting and my good friend Jed Meshew is here with me as well because Jed, the day has finally arrived. It's App Day, the all new SB Nation app. It's live now. It's live, Jed.

SPEAKER_4 (1:06)

It's alive.

Jed Meshew (1:08)

Yeah, man, I'm really excited. And it's, it's awesome, man. Combat Sports, like all sports, but Combat Sports fans especially.

You guys are going to have your voices heard like never before with, within SB Nation. MMA Boxing, not me, but you, Pro Wrestling Mike. It's, it is a community based app. It's all about community with the new SB Nation app.

Mike Heck (1:28)

It's so easy to use and it can keep obviously, Combat Sports fans connected to their favorite teams and all of sports too across the board. So I can keep up with the Red Sox, the Celtics, the Patriots and the Bruins all on my phone. And it's so simple to use.

Jed Meshew (1:42)

Yeah. Like you, you mentioned those teams, but there's so much more. Cause I don't care about Boston sports, Mike, but I get to follow the NFL, all the other sport, F1, the various sports that I care about outside of Combat Sports.

And then there's the live experience cause that's to me, that's one of the coolest things. You can chat with us during Fight Cards every Saturday and you can chat with other people in the communities as big events are happening. So it's a really good time.

Mike Heck (2:09)

So ladies and gentlemen, come fight with us over on the all new SB Nation app. Download it today. Download it right now. What are you waiting for? Download it.

All right, everybody, the Victory Horns, they're back and they sound for Joshua Van, who is still the Ufc Flyweight Champion after a hellacious battle with the former champ, Alexandre Pantoja, a rematch and needed to happen.

And it lived up to my expectations, that's for damn sure. One of the best fights of the year, if not the best fight of the year. Unbelievable stuff, which capped off an absolutely chaotic night. The horn sound for Arman Tsarukyan, who's gonna get his day in court after a brutal knockout. They sound for Patricio Pitbull. They sound for Alonzo Menafield. And they sound for Sean Sharaf. Holy shit, UFC 331 What a wild event. What else can we say? And I am Mike Heck, and joining me, fresh off of a widely fun and successful watch party. He's wagging his finger like Dikembe Mutombo. He is the one who's rich at the show.

Jed Meshew (3:39)

The horn sound for Chido Vera as well.

Mike Heck (3:41)

Chido Vera.

Jed Meshew (3:42)

Look, we could have gone to Casey O'Neill, you know, Joannis and Brito or whatever. Chido Chido deserves to get called out to.

Mike Heck (3:50)

Yes, he does. He did the thing.

Jed Meshew (3:53)

He did see what thing, man.

Mike Heck (3:55)

See what happens when you throw punches in the first round. Look what you do while you go out there and get winds crazy.

SPEAKER_2 (4:02)

You win fights crazy.

Mike Heck (4:04)

So much to discuss here, Jed Meshew. As we said, Josh Van is still the flyway champion. Arman wins. Sean Sharaf wins. And we just said this coming off the watch party. And I know this is a very recent bias board. And sometimes we jump to conclusions, but I feel quite confident in saying this.

I think this is the best event of the year. This is the most. I mean, it's not the White House.

Jed Meshew (4:27)

Yeah, White House, like White House.

Mike Heck (4:29)

White House is a different feel.

Jed Meshew (4:30)

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