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Steve Erceg, a fighter in the UFC's lightest division, shared his expectations for his upcoming fight with the division's champion, Alexandre Pantoja.
"Pantoja is good - he's champion for a reason. He's strongest on the ground, he has a black belt in jiu-jitsu. Plus, he's stronger than he looks. He also has a very powerful chin. He does a lot of things wrong in the standup, but he gets away with it because he holds his punches. So no, I'm not going to run him over. It's going to be a tough, tough fight. We'll see who turns out to be stronger.... I'm glad I'll be fighting against Pantoja at his house. It'll be loud, I'll be booed. But I've fought in front of unfriendly fans before. I'm looking forward to beating the Brazilian in front of his countrymen and leaving the arena holding the belt," Lowkick MMA quoted Erceg as saying.
Steve Erceg, No. 10 in the UFC's flyweight rankings, has spoken out about the upcoming championship fight. In particular, the Australian explained why the promotion decided to give him a title shot.
Australian UFC flyweight fighter Steve Erceg explained why he and not Muhammad Mokaev was the next title challenger.
Muhammad Mokaev, a fighter in the UFC's lightest division, gave his prediction for the title fight between Alexander Pantoja and Steve Erceg .
British UFC lightweight division prospect Muhammad Mokaev has spoken at length about the decision by the promotion's matchmakers to give the title fight with champion Alexandre Pantoja to Steve Erceg rather than him.
Alexandre Pantoja's record currently stands at 27 wins, 5 loses and 0 draw.
Alexandre Pantoja's last fight took place against Brandon Royval on Dec. 17, 2023, in Las Vegas, USA. He won by UD in the 5 round. That fight was 4 months and 10 days ago.
Pantoja's last 1 fights have come over a period of day, meaning he has been fighting on average every month and day. In those fights, he fought a total of round, meaning that they have lasted round on average.
Pantoja was born in Brazil.
The Alexandre Pantoja is currently 34 years old. He was born on April 16, 1990, so he will turn 35 in 11 months and 20 days.
Alexandre Pantoja made his professional debut in July 2007, so he has been a pro for 16 years.
Pantoja is 5' 4" (5 Foot and 4 inch) which is 165 cm (1 meter and 65 centimeters).
His reach is 68 inches (68") which is 173 cm (1 meter and 73 centimeters).
Pantoja fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.
