Dana White intervenes to prevent faceoff shenanigans between Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy
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Key Points:
- The UFC held its first press conference for UFC 331, scheduled for September 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, featuring a flyweight title rematch between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja as the main event.
- The co-main event is a lightweight title eliminator bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy, with heightened tension due to Tsarukyan's history of antics outside the cage.
- During the faceoff, UFC President Dana White quickly intervened to prevent any incidents when Tsarukyan approached Ruffy after Ruffy extended a fist, recalling Tsarukyan's previous headbutt on Dan Hooker.
- The main event faceoff between Van and Pantoja was notably intense, with verbal confrontations and Pantoja attempting to confront Van before their final stare-down.
