Alexandre
Pantoja continues to make positive progress toward an Octagon
return.
The former
UFC flyweight champion posted a video of him working out at
American Top Team a little less than a month after he suffered
an elbow injury in a loss to Joshua Van
at
UFC 323. Van caught a kick from Pantoja, and the Brazlian
appeared to dislocate his elbow when he posted his arm as he was
shoved to the canvas. That resulted in the bout being halted just
26 seconds into Round 1.
Building Victory
“Thank you so much for all the support, we are making great
progress every day,” Pantoja wrote in Portuguese on Instagram (via
Google Translate). “Victory is being built every day. And I have to
be better than I was yesterday. I am my only opponent. Gratitude
for everything!”
Pantoja entered UFC 323 with an eight-fight winning streak that
included four successful title defenses. ATT coach Marcos
“Parrumpa” da Matta
recently revealed that Pantoja didn’t suffer any fractures or
tear any ligaments. Pantoja’s overall recovery is expected to take
four to six months.