Alexandre Pantoja continued to assert his dominance over the flyweight division at UFC 317 when he defended his title for a fourth time against Kai Kara-France.
Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) is adding to his case as an all-time great with each performance. After beating Kara-France (25-12 MMA, 8-5 UFC) an an exhibition bout in 2016, he got it done again on the sport’s biggest stage with a second-round submission in the co-headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Pantoja beating Kara-France in their UFC 317 flyweight title bout.
Flyweights have made their way to @TMobileArena
🇧🇷 @PantojaMMA vs 🇳🇿@KaiKaraFrance
[ #UFC317 is LIVE on @ESPNPlus PPV | đź“ş https://t.co/8SW18eOXpP ] pic.twitter.com/VJZLB7Y3hY
— UFC (@ufc) June 29, 2025
PANTOJA vs ROYVAL! Our #UFC317 co-main event is next…🏆 pic.twitter.com/qnrWbkMDPE
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) June 29, 2025
Took Pantoja 32 seconds into round one to take Kai’s back.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) June 29, 2025
Pantoja looking dangerous tonight. Not giving KKF an inch to breathe
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 29, 2025
Kara France surviving was impressive 4:30 I would have bet not likely
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) June 29, 2025
Pantoga barely breathing hard. #UFC317
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 29, 2025
Joshua Van sitting front row watching Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara-France đź‘€ #UFC317pic.twitter.com/s4kirnz51H
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 29, 2025
PANTOJA’S Jiu-Jitsu is good! #UFC317
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 29, 2025
Pantoja is so dam good. Just his Aura alone is making Kara-France not fight his typical fight. #ufc317
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) June 29, 2025
A quiĂ©n te gustarĂa ver pelear por el tĂtulo de peso mosca? đź‘€ #UFC317pic.twitter.com/pcKPLSj2Qf
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) June 29, 2025
THE CHAMP IS GOING NOWHERE 🇧🇷@PantojaMMA defeats Kai Kara-France by submission to remain the flyweight champion of the world! #UFC317pic.twitter.com/fli60cy2Ri
— UFC (@ufc) June 29, 2025
No one’s stopping Pantoja, power or not. You can’t stop his grappling #ufc317
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) June 29, 2025
#AndStill! Alexandre Pantoja dominates and submits Kai Kara-France at #UFC317 for his fourth defense. pic.twitter.com/W8ekJxIdrV
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) June 29, 2025
#UFC317 results: Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Kara-France via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:55 – to defend flyweight title
Full coverage: https://t.co/X2CtNJDRH8pic.twitter.com/4SWJ1L8JKy
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) June 29, 2025
Champ vs Challenger đź‘€ #UFC317
Is Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van next?! pic.twitter.com/A8TiOYGbmM
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) June 29, 2025
Congratulations @Pantoja_GOAT – If you defeat Van, you should challenge Merab for the Bantamweight title next #UFC317
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) June 29, 2025
ALEXANDRE PANTOJA VS. JOSHUA VAN IS NEXT AFTER #UFC317
WHO YA GOT?!? pic.twitter.com/vJg0gascsX
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) June 29, 2025
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 317: Fighters react to Pantoja’s title win, faceoff with Van