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BetOnline has made Joshua Van a +150 underdog vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Van mauled Tatsuro Taira into a bloody mess in the co-main and successfully defended his 125-pound championship in the first title fight in company history contested between two Asian fighters
Immediately following UFC 328 results, BetOnline was fast to post odds on a potential Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja.
Van was tremendous Saturday night in his fifth-round stoppage of Tatsuro Taira at UFC 328.
Despite his amazing performance last night, the oddsmakers still aren’t completely sold on the Flyweight Champion.
The oddsmakers at BetOnline.ag have opened odds for Van vs Alexandre Pantoja and Manel Kape and Van’s an underdog in both of those fights.
Joshua Van +150
Alexandre Pantoja -175
Joshua Van +135
Manel Kape -255
Van mauled Tatsuro Taira into a bloody mess in the co-main and successfully defended his 125-pound championship in the first title fight in company history contested between two Asian fighters.
Van dominated with elite boxing and won via stoppage at 1:32 of round five and had the crowd roaring in his first title defense since he beat Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 323.
Van (17-2) seized control in the second round with a violent right hand to the jaw for the knockdown and he repeatedly bashed Taira (18-2) in the face. Van failed to finish the round but continued to rip shots the rest of the rounds to the face and body that left Taira’s face and chest smeared with blood.
Van and Taira marked the first time UFC has a title fight with both competitors born in the 2000s.
The 24-year-old Van, of Myanmar, has won seven straight fights and 10 of 11 since he signed with UFC — and few bigger than in the co-main event of UFC’s 11th stop in Newark.
Taira failed in his try to become the first Japanese fighter to become UFC champion.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
