It's Sunday and Alexandre Pantoja is champion. Come Monday, however, he'll be the challenger. At least that's the case in his mind. Minutes after his UFC 317 win over Kai Kara-France, Pantoja (30-5 MMA,

Alexandre Pantoja had issued a fiery statement regarding his pound-for-pound ranking after defending his title for a fourth time at UFC 317.

Alexandre Pantoja put on an absolutely dominant showcase before tapping out Kai Kara-France in the third round to defend his flyweight title in the UFC 317 co-main event. The flyweight champion was better on the feet and on the ground but it was his world class Brazilian jiu-jitsu that got the job done after he dragged Kara-France to the canvas and applied a nasty rear-naked choke to secure the submission win.