In an unfortunate turn of events, the heavily anticipated UFC 323 championship fight lasted less than 30 seconds.
Alexandre Pantoja — who was attempting to defend his title belt during the Saturday, December 6, fight in Las Vegas — lost his bout to Joshua Van after a gruesome injury immediately took him out of the competition.
Just 26 seconds into the match, Pantoja threw a kick, but came down on his arm at an odd angle, causing his elbow to twist in the wrong direction.
The nauseating injury disqualified Pantoja from the match, giving Van a TKO win and the championship by default.
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