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UFC 266 Volkanovski vs Ortega


Date
Sun 26th September 2021 (UTC)
Sat 25th September 2021 (Local)

Timestamp
2021-09-26T02:00:00

Time
02:00:00 UTC

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UFC

Season
2021

Round
32

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Location
T-Mobile Arena

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Description
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 25, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic, the promotion announced the return of 'International Fight Week', scheduled to take place in Las Vegas during the days leading up to, and surrounding the event.

A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Jan Błachowicz (also former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) and former title challenger Glover Teixeira was scheduled take place at the event. However, the bout was postponed in late June and moved to UFC 267.

A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Brian Ortega is expected to headline the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to take place at UFC 260, but it was cancelled a week before taking place as Volkanovski tested positive for COVID-19. The pairing was then postponed a few months as both fighters were named head coaches for The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega.

A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Valentina Shevchenko and former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy is expected to serve as the co-headliner.

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and former WEC and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz (also former welterweight title challenger) is expected to take place at this event, marking the second time a non-main event and non-title bout has been scheduled for five rounds. They met previously 17 years ago at UFC 47, with Diaz winning by knockout.

A heavyweight bout between Shamil Abdurakhimov and Chris Daukaus is expected to take place at the event. The pairing was initially scheduled to meet on July 24, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw, but the matchup was removed from that card on July 19 due to COVID-19 protocols within Abdurakhimov's camp. The matchup remained intact and was rescheduled for the following week at UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland, but it was postponed again due to undisclosed reasons.

A women's flyweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia strawweight winner Tatiana Suarez and former title challenger Roxanne Modafferi was scheduled for the event. However, Suarez pulled out due to a knee injury that will require surgery, and she was replaced by Taila Santos. The Modafferi and Santos pairing was previously scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson. However, Modafferi was forced to pull out of that bout due to a meniscus tear a month before the event and the bout was scrapped.


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Result List

01				Alexander Volkanovski	WIN
01				Brian Ortega	LOSS
02				Valentina Shevchenko	WIN
02				Lauren Murphy	LOSS
03				Robbie Lawler	WIN
03				Nick Diaz	LOSS
04				Jairzinho Rozenstruik	LOSS
04				Curtis Blaydes	WIN
05				Jéssica Andrade	WIN
05				Cynthia Calvillo	LOSS
06				Merab Dvalishvili	WIN
06				Marlon Moraes	LOSS
07				Dan Hooker	WIN
07				Nasrat Haqparast	LOSS
08				Chris Daukaus	WIN
08				Shamil Abdurakhimov	LOSS
09				Taila Santos	WIN
09				Roxanne Modafferi	LOSS
10				Jalin Turner	WIN
10				Uros Medic	LOSS
11				Cody Brundage	LOSS
11				Nick Maximov	WIN
12				Matthew Semelsberger	WIN
12				Martin Sano	LOSS

Result Description
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Brian Ortega Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–44) 5 5:00
Women’s Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Lauren Murphy TKO (elbows and punches) 4 4:00
Middleweight Robbie Lawler def. Nick Diaz TKO (retirement) 3 0:44
Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women’s Flyweight Jéssica Andrade def. Cynthia Calvillo TKO (punches) 1 4:54
Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili def. Marlon Moraes TKO (punches) 2 4:25
Lightweight Dan Hooker def. Nasrat Haqparast Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Chris Daukaus def. Shamil Abdurakhimov TKO (punches and elbows) 2 1:23
Women's Flyweight Taila Santos def. Roxanne Modafferi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Jalin Turner def. Uroš Medić Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:01
Middleweight Nick Maximov def. Cody Brundage Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Matthew Semelsberger def. Martin Sano Jr. KO (punch) 1 0:15
Featherweight Jonathan Pearce def. Omar Morales Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:31


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