{"id":40616,"date":"2026-09-21T05:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Joshua-Van-reveals-torn-AC-joint-ahead-of-UFC-331-title-defense-202891"},"modified":"2026-09-21T05:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:01:30","slug":"joshua-van-reveals-torn-ac-joint-ahead-of-ufc-331-title-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/joshua-van-reveals-torn-ac-joint-ahead-of-ufc-331-title-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Van reveals torn AC joint ahead of UFC 331 title defense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Joshua
\nVan<\/a> entered his second flyweight title defense with a
\nsignificant shoulder injury.<\/p>\n

Van retained his
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> flyweight belt on Sept. 19 at
\nCrypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, defeating former champion Alexandre
\nPantoja<\/a> by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC
\n331<\/a>. \u201cThe Fearless\u201d has revealed that he had a less-than-ideal
\ntraining camp for the rematch.<\/p>\n

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Joshua Van says shoulder injury kept him from sparring for most
\nof Alexandre Pantoja camp<\/h2>\n

At the post-fight press conference, Van said he injured the AC
\njoint in his right shoulder following the pre-fight presser in
\nAugust in Philadelphia and was unable to spar normally for much of
\ncamp, relying primarily on cardio training.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing into this fight after the press conference in Philly, I
\ntore my AC joint in my right shoulder and I couldn’t even spar,\u201d
\nVan said. \u201cSo, the last two weeks was my first time sparring, and
\nthis camp we did nothing but cardio. Just running and stuff like
\nthat. I’ve got to go back there and get MRIs and get checked up, so
\nhopefully nothing major.\u201d<\/p>\n

Considering he\u2019s coming off an injury, Van is unlikely to return to
\naction for a third title defense this year. He didn\u2019t call out any
\nof the flyweight contenders after beating Pantoja, saying that
\nhe\u2019ll accept whomever the UFC offers. Top-ranked 125-pounder
\nManel
\nKape<\/a>, who has finished his last four opponents, is seemingly
\nthe frontrunner.<\/p>\n