Alexandre Pantoja Claims Title Defense Against Teammate Will Be a ‘Present’

Alexandre Pantoja would be honored to defend his title against a very special teammate.

Pantoja’s (30-5) American Top Team teammate, Kyoji Horiguchi, started his second UFC stint at UFC Qatar last weekend. Horiguchi earned a submission win over Tagir Ulanbekov and called for a title shot against Pantoja.

Pantoja is delighted with Horiguchi’s win over Ulanbekov. “The Cannibal” notes that Horiguchi (35-5) has already been a champion in Rizin Fighting Federation and Bellator MMA, and a UFC title win is the only accolade left to earn for the Japanese veteran. Pantoja also believes his UFC flyweight title run would not have been possible if he had not had Horiguchi as a training partner. Pantoja…