Joshua Van was confident he would leave UFC 323 as the undisputed flyweight world champion, but not even he could have predicted how his brief clash with Alexandre Pantoja would play out.
Moments into their highly anticipated co-main event, Pantoja threw a high kick that Van caught. As Pantoja started to go down, he instinctively posted with his left arm, breaking it.
The fight was immediately called off, and Van was crowned the new king of the 125-pound division.
Official Result: Joshua Van def.