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Daniel Cormier: Joshua Van should defend UFC title before Alexandre Pantoja rematch

UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has given his thoughts on what the future should hold for new UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van.

In the co-main event of UFC 323 last weekend, Joshua Van surprised many by becoming the new king of the UFC flyweight division. Of course, the way in which he did so was a bit anti-climactic, as former champion Alexandre Pantoja suffered an arm injury early in the fight that left him unable to continue.

Alas, Joshua Van has worked hard to get to this point, and the 24-year-old celebrated like you would expect any young fighter to celebrate if they had just become a UFC world champion.