On September 25, the 266’th numbered of the strongest American mixed martial arts promotion UFC will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), within the framework of which two title fights will be held at once.
In the main event, the current featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will hold the second defense of the belt against the second number of the rating Brian Ortega, while the co-main event will be the fight of the 125-pound champion Valentina Shevchenko with the American Lauren Murphy, going on a series of five victories.
But one of the most significant events of the UFC 266 will be the long-awaited return of Nick Diaz, who will have a rematch with former welterweight title holder Robbie Lawler.
Full UFC 266 Fight Card
Main Card Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET
- Alexander Volkanovski 22 – 1 – 0 VS Brian Ortega 15 – 1 – 0 – for featherweight title
- Valentina Shevchenko 21 – 3 – 0 VS Lauren Murphy 15 – 4 – 0 – for women’s flyweight title
- Nick Diaz 26 – 9 – 0 VS Robbie Lawler 28 – 15 – 0 – five round non-title fight
- Curtis Blaydes 14 – 3 – 0 VS Jairzinho Rozenstruik 12 – 2 – 0
- Jessica Andrade 21 – 9 – 0 VS Cynthia Calvillo 9 – 2 – 1
Preliminary Card ESPNews, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET
- Marlon Moraes 23 – 8 – 1 VS Merab Dvalishvili 13 – 4 – 0
- Nasrat Haqparast 13 – 3 – 0 VS Dan Hooker 20 – 10 – 0
- Shamil Abdurakhimov 20 – 5 – 0 VS Chris Daukaus11 – 3 – 0
- Roxanne Modafferi 25 – 18 – 0 VS Taila Santos 17 – 1 – 0
Preliminary Card ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET
- Uros Medic 7 – 0 – 0 VS Jalin Turner 10 – 5 – 0
- Manon Fiorot 7 – 1 – 0 VS Mayra Bueno Silva 7 – 1 – 1
- Karl Roberson 9 – 3 – 0 VS Nick Maximov 6 – 0 – 0
- Martin Sano 3 – 0 – 0 VS Matthew Semelsberger 8 – 3 – 0
- Omar Morales 11 – 1 – 0 VS Jonathan Pearce 10 – 4 – 0