Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight champ Alexandre
Pantoja is seemingly booked for his second title defense.
Pantoja recently defended his flyweight strap for the first time
against Brandon
Royval in a rematch at
UFC 296 in December. The Brazilian put on a dominant showing,
this time securing a unanimous decision victory against “Raw
Dawg.”
Interestingly, less than a month following his first title defense
on Dec. 16, “The Cannibal” is already booked for his next title
defense.
Pantoja revealed details regarding his return on Friday while
attending an event featuring the Brazilian soccer team Clube de
Regatas do Flamengo in Orlando.
“I’ll be defending the belt in Rio, on May 4,” Pantoja told soccer
striker Gabriel Barbosa. However, the champ did not mention his
opponent.
UFC
301 is scheduled to go down on May 4 in Rio De Janeiro and
would be an ideal title defense location for Pantoja, who hails
from Arrial do Cabo, a coastal town near Rio.
With Moreno and Royval slated to face each other at
UFC Mexico on Feb. 24 and Manel Kape
recently missing weight for his matchup against Matheus
Nicolau, it remains to be seen who could be next in line for
the title shot.
