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To retain his featherweight title in the UFC 266 main event, Alexander Volkanovski had to survive a valiant effort from Brian Ortega in a potential Fight of the Year.

Volkanovski appeared to be in complete control at times during the five-round fight, only for Ortega to turn the tables on him, including a pair of submission attempts that nearly ended the fight in the third round. Throughout it all, Volkanovski refused to surrender, instead continuing to batter Ortega with punches both on the feet and on the ground to secure a unanimous decision victory.

Volkanovski retained his featherweight title with scores of 49-46, 50-45, and 50-44.

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Fights
Fight Name Weight Class Winner Method Round Time Details
Alexander Volkanovski v Brian Ortega UFC Featherweight Title Alexander Volkanovski Decision – Unanimous 5 5 Decision
Valentina Shevchenko v Lauren Murphy UFC Women’s Flyweight Title Valentina Shevchenko KO/TKO 4 4 Punches to Head From Half Guard
Nick Diaz v Robbie Lawler Middleweight Robbie Lawler KO/TKO 3 0 Punch to Head At Distance
Curtis Blaydes v Jairzinho Rozenstruik Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes Decision – Unanimous 3 5 Decision
Jessica Andrade v Cynthia Calvillo Women’s Flyweight Jessica Andrade KO/TKO 1 4 Punches to Head In Clinch
Marlon Moraes v Merab Dvalishvili Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili KO/TKO 2 4 Punches to Head On Ground
Dan Hooker v Nasrat Haqparast Lightweight Dan Hooker Decision – Unanimous 3 5 Decision
Shamil Abdurakhimov v Chris Daukaus Heavyweight Chris Daukaus KO/TKO 2 1 Punch to Head At Distance
Roxanne Modafferi v Taila Santos Women’s Flyweight Taila Santos Decision – Unanimous 3 5 Decision
Uros Medic v Jalin Turner Lightweight Jalin Turner Submission 1 4 Rear Naked Choke
Cody Brundage v Nick Maximov Middleweight Nick Maximov Decision – Unanimous 3 5 Decision
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