UFC 266 (main-event): Alexander Volkanovski beats Brian Ortega via. unanimous decision in a fight for the ages!

UFC 266 (main-event): Alexander Volkanovski beats Brian Ortega via. unanimous decision in a fight for the ages!

Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega at UFC 266

UFC 266 (main-event): Battle of the coaches for the recently concluded ‘The Return of the Ultimate Fighter’ headlines UFC 266. Alexander Volkanovski, the featherweight champion, will be defending his belt against the number 2 ranked featherweight Brian Ortega.

Alexander Volkanovski is coming off a narrow split decision win over Max Holloway at UFC 251, which saw him defend his featherweight title for the first time. Brian Ortega, meanwhile last faced ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung in October 2020. He won the fight via. unanimous decision.

Brian Ortega and Alexander Volkanovski come in swinging!

Round 1:

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Cautious start from both the fighters. Kick heavy attack from Volkanovski. Left hand from Volkanovski. Jab from Ortega followed. Right hand from Volkanovski. Quick counter from Ortega followed. Right hand from Volkanovski. Another left hand from the champ. Slip and counter from Volkanovski. Big left hand from Ortega. Jab from both. Left hand from Ortega. 10-9 Ortega

Round 2:

Combo from Ortega. Big leg kick from Ortega. Huge exchange from both. Right hand from Ortega followed. Kick heavy game from Volkanovski. Huge strikes from Volkanovski. One-two from the champ. Big right hand from the Aussie. 10-9 Volkanovski

Round of the year ft. Brian Ortega and Alexander Volkanovski

Round 3:

Big exchange from both the fighters. Head clash wobbled Ortega. Big strikes from Ortega followed. Jab from the champ. Splendid combo from Volkanovski. Massive right hand from Ortega dropped Volkanovski. And the champ somehow fought himself out of a massive choke. Volkanovski followed it up with a massive ground and pound. Another submission (triangle) from Ortega followed. Another evasion from Volkanovski. He followed it up with another ground and pound – almost finished Ortega. 10-9 Volkanovski

Round 4:

Big strikes from Volkanovski. Couple of right hands from Ortega followed. Guillotine attempt from Ortega. Failed once again. Ground and pound from Volkanovski. Big shots from Volkanovski. 10-9 Volkanovski

Round 5:

No signs of slowing down from Volkanovski. Big right elbow from Volkanovski. Right hand from Ortega. Right hand from Volk. Massive right hand from Ortega. Big strikes from Ortega ended the fight. 10-9 Ortega

Result: Alexander Volkanovski def. Brian Ortega via. unanimous decision

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