MMA analysts imagine that Joshua Bunn could not but have the reply to a champion as skilled as Alexandre Pantoja. Vann is scheduled to tackle present UFC flyweight champion Pantoja within the co-main occasion of UFC 323 this Saturday at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
‘The Fearless’ secured a championship alternative with a unanimous choice victory over former title challenger Brandon Roybal at UFC 317 in June. He enters UFC 323 on a five-fight win streak, and except for his solely knockout loss to Charles Johnson at UFC Denver in July 2024, the 24-year-old gifted fighter from Myanmar has had an ideal file within the promotion, successful eight of his previous 9 fights.
Many specialists imagine that Vann has the instruments to trigger Pantoja huge issues within the match, particularly within the putting exchanges. Nonetheless, Ding Thomas took a unique view, claiming that Vann was stepping right into a stylistic nightmare for “Cannibal”.
Din Thomas denies the potential for Joshua Vann, saying he’s “not on the stage” to dethrone Alexandre Pantoja
In a latest interview with MMA Junkie, UFC analyst Din Thomas shared his ideas on the flyweight title battle between Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Bunn at UFC 323. The combined martial arts veteran stated Pantoja was ready to check Vann with a collection of relentless grappling threats that might rapidly expose the gaps within the younger contender’s recreation.
“I do not need to say Pantoja is ignoring him, however I believe stylistically he has all the benefits to look precisely like the way in which he beat Kai Kara-France and I believe will probably be just like that,” Thomas stated.
Thomas factors to expertise as a deciding issue, suggesting that ‘The Fearless’ could not but be on the similar stage of competitors as Pantoja, and believes this clear distinction makes this matchup really feel too quickly for Vann.
“And I say this with the utmost respect as a result of Joshua Vann is one in all my favourite fighters proper now, together with Waldo Cortez-Acosta. However stylistically, I do not assume he is on the stage to have the ability to deal with Pantoja proper now. This man has solely been doing it for 5 years. Pantoja, for instance, was in all probability a black belt 5 years in the past, so I believe it is somewhat untimely for him.”
