UFC 266

When Was UFC 266?

UFC 266 took place on Saturday, September 25th, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States.

Who won the main event at UFC 266?

Alexander Volkanovski beat Brian Ortega by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 266.

The scorecards were announced as 50-44, 50-45, 49-46 in favor of the winner Alexander Volkanovski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Featherweight championship.

What were the results at UFC 266?

At UFC 266 in the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko was victorious over Lauren Murphy with a KO in their Women’s Flyweight contest.

On the main card, Curtis Blaydes beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik on points in a Heavyweight bout, Robbie Lawler defeated Nick Diaz with a KO at Welterweight, and Jessica Andrade was victorious over Cynthia Calvillo by knockout in their Women’s Flyweight contest.

On the prelim card, Uros Medic lost to Jalin Turner with a submission in a Welterweight bout, Marlon Moraes was overcome by Merab Dvalishvili with a KO at Bantamweight, Shamil Abdurakhimov was defeated by Chris Daukaus by knockout in their Heavyweight contest, and Matt Semelsberger beat Martin Sano with a KO in a Welterweight fight.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Dan Hooker defeated Nasrat Haqparast on points in a Lightweight bout, Omar Morales was defeated by Jonathan Pearce by submission at Featherweight, Roxanne Modafferi lost to Taila Santos on points in their Women’s Flyweight contest, and Nick Maximov defeated Cody Brundage by decision in a Middleweight fight.

UFC 266 Results.

These are the fight results from the main card of UFC 266:

Main Event

• Alexander Volkanovski def. Brian Ortega, Unanimous Decision (50-44, 50-45, 49-46) (Featherweight - 5 Rounds)

Co Main Event

• Valentina Shevchenko def. Lauren Murphy, KO, Round 4 (Women’s Flyweight - 5 Rounds)

Main Card

• Curtis Blaydes def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) (Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Robbie Lawler def. Nick Diaz, KO, Round 3 (Welterweight - 5 Rounds)
• Jessica Andrade def. Cynthia Calvillo, KO, Round 1 (Women’s Flyweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Jalin Turner def. Uros Medic, Sub, Round 1 (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Merab Dvalishvili def. Marlon Moraes, KO, Round 2 (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Chris Daukaus def. Shamil Abdurakhimov, KO, Round 2 (Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Matt Semelsberger def. Martin Sano, KO, Round 1 (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Dan Hooker def. Nasrat Haqparast, Unanimous Decision (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Jonathan Pearce def. Omar Morales, Sub, Round 2 (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Taila Santos def. Roxanne Modafferi, Unanimous Decision (Women’s Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Nick Maximov def. Cody Brundage, Unanimous Decision (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)

Who broadcasted UFC 266?

In the US, the ESPN Pay Per View show was expected to begin at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. In the UK, the BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card was expected to start at 1:00 AM (BST).