UFC 331: Tsarukyan vs. Ruffy — how to watch, start time, full card and LIVE results

On the night of September 19–20, 2026, Los Angeles will host the major UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 event. The show will take place at Crypto.com Arena, with a flyweight title rematch between champion Joshua Van and former titleholder Alexandre Pantoja serving as the main event.

The co-main event will be of particular interest to Armenian fans, as Arman Tsarukyan faces Brazilian fighter Mauricio Ruffy. Their lightweight bout is scheduled for five rounds and carries major implications for the division’s title picture.

Edmen Shahbazyan will also compete on the preliminary portion of the card, taking on another Brazilian fighter, Brunno Ferreira.

The results of every UFC 331 fight will be updated LIVE on this page immediately after each bout ends.

UFC 331 start time

The first UFC 331 fights will begin on the evening of September 19 in Los Angeles, but by that time it will already be September 20 in Moscow and Yerevan.

Start times in Moscow:

• Early Prelims — 00:30
• Preliminary card — 02:00
• Main card — 04:00

Start times in Yerevan:

• Early Prelims — 01:30
• Preliminary card — 03:00
• Main card — 05:00

According to the official UFC schedule, the Early Prelims are set to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET, followed by the preliminary card at 7:00 p.m. ET and the main card at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Where to watch UFC 331

In Russia, the event will be broadcast on Match! Boets and Match TV. Match! Boets will begin its coverage at 00:30 Moscow time, while Match TV will join the broadcast at 02:15 Moscow time. Online coverage is also listed on the broadcaster’s website and Sportbox.

In Armenia, UFC is available on the Setanta Sports TV channel. However, the SetantaSports.com streaming platform itself is not available in Armenia — this refers specifically to the television channel.

In the United States, UFC 331 will be shown in full on Paramount+.

UFC 331 — LIVE results of all fights

Updated after the conclusion of each fight.

Early Preliminary Card

Featherweight
Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito
Result: Joanderson Brito won by KO in 1 round

Women’s Flyweight
Casey O'Neill vs. Eduarda Moura
Result: pending

Middleweight
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Ferreira
Result: pending

Preliminary Card

Middleweight
Ryan Gandra vs. Ozzy Diaz
Result: pending

Featherweight
Michael Aswell Jr. vs. Yoo Joo-sang
Result: pending

Heavyweight
Tai Tuivasa vs. Robelis Despaigne
Result: pending

Bantamweight
Marlon Vera vs. Charles Jourdain
Result: pending

UFC 331 Main Card

Light Heavyweight
Alonzo Menifield vs. Iwo Baraniewski
Result: pending

Heavyweight
Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf
Result: pending

Featherweight
Patricio Pitbull Freire vs. Choi Doo-ho
Result: pending

Lightweight, 5 rounds
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Result: pending

Flyweight Title Fight
Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Result: pending