UFC 331 Fight Week: Heavyweight Talks Meet Confirmed Results
UFC 331 took place on September 19, 2026, as heavyweight discussions continued during fight week. The event’s confirmed results included Arman Tsarukyan’s first-round knockout of Mauricio Ruffy and Sean Sharaf’s 12-second stoppage of Gable Steveson.
The official card gives the firm details
Tsarukyan ended the lightweight bout at 4:56 of the first round with elbows. Sharaf stopped Steveson with a left hand at 0:12, according to UFC’s event record.
Those results are completed facts. Discussion of the heavyweight division, injury status or potential title matchups should be attributed to the people making those claims and not presented as an official booking.
A changing heavyweight picture
Fight-week coverage can mix confirmed news with speculation about contenders and champions. UFC’s event listings provide a separate source for scheduled contests, while interviews and media appearances show what fighters or executives said at the time.
The article uses the UFC 331 outcomes as context but does not treat public debate as a substitute for a promotion announcement. The result and a future booking are different kinds of information and should remain distinct.
UFC 331 also featured Van’s unanimous-decision flyweight title defense over Pantoja and Tsarukyan’s knockout of Ruffy. The heavyweight discussion is contextual commentary; those completed results are the event’s official record.
The event results place both stoppages on the main card, with Van’s title bout providing the night’s five-round contest.
Sources
- UFC Official Announcements
- Scott Coker Press Releases
- UFC 331 LOSES MAJOR fight! Jon Jones SCOLDS Tom Aspinall after VACATING the title! NEW MMA promotion
- Crypto.com UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 Results
- Polymarket UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit
