The Complicated but Exciting Title Picture at Flyweight

At UFC 323, Joshua Van managed an incredible upset over the long-reining Alexandre Pantoja for the UFC Flyweight Championship. Now at the top of the heap at flyweight, there only exists one burning question surrounding his ascension: who will he face in his first UFC Flyweight Championship defense?

UFC Flyweight Championship Picture: Flyweight Joshua Van Toppled Pound-for-Pound Great in Las Vegas

After suffering his lone loss in the UFC to date against Charles Johnson at UFC on ESPN 59 back in July 2024, Joshua Van had embarked on a run of supreme dominance at flyweight. Winning his next five in a row, the young phenom found himself slotted into the co-main event of the final numbered show of…