UFC 266 goes down tonight (Sat. September 25, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It’s headlined by a meeting between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega in a featherweight title bout.
Volkanovski went on a seven-fight winning streak under the UFC banner to earn the title fight against Max Holloway at UFC 245 where he won the title. He followed it up with a decision win over Holloway at UFC 251. Before UFC 245, in his previous fights, he finished Chad Mendes in brutal fashion at the UFC 232 pay-per-view event from the Forum in Inglewood, California and then a decision win over former UFC champ Jose Aldo at the UFC 237 pay-per-view event from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil.
Ortega earned a 6-fight winning streak to get a title shot against then-UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway at the UFC 245 pay-per-view event. Holloway retained the title when he beat Ortega by fourth round TKO. Ortega rebounded with a decision win over Chan Sung Jung in October 2020.
The co-headliner will see a flyweight title bout between Valentina Shevchenko and. Lauren Murphy. Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler in a middleweight bout, Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik in a heavyweight showdown, and Jessica Andrade vs. Cynthia Calvillo in a women’s flyweight fight finishes out the main card.
The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on ESPN News at 8 p.m. ET and ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+, at 5 p.m. ET. It’s certain to have a great night of fights. Check back later tonight for MMA News’ UFC 266 results below:
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lauren Murphy
Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler
Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Jessica Andrade vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Quick UFC 266 Results
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Featherweight title bout: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega
- Women’s flyweight title bout: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lauren Murphy
- Middleweight bout: Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler
- Heavyweight bout: Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Women’s flyweight bout: Jessica Andrade vs. Cynthia Calvillo
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Bantamweight bout: Marlon Moraes vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Lightweight bout: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Dan Hooker
- Heavyweight bout: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Chris Daukaus
- Women’s flyweight bout: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Taila Santos
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Lightweight bout: Uros Medic vs. Jalin Turner
- Middleweight bout: Cody Brundage vs. Nick Maximov
- Welterweight bout: Martin Sano vs. Matthew Semelsberger
- Featherweight bout: Omar Morales vs. Jonathan Pearce
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