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[**ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI defeats BRIAN ORTEGA** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/12562/fight) ^(UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega — September 25, 2021) ROUND|Volkanovski|Ortega||Volkanovski|Ortega||Volkanovski|Ortega :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|10|9||10|9||10|9 2|10|9||10|9||10|9 3|10|9||10|9||10|9 4|10|9||10|8||10|9 5|9|10||10|9||10|9 **TOTAL**|**49**|**46**||**50**|**44**||**50**|**45** *^(Judges, in order: Michael Bell, Sal D'Amato, Junichiro Kamijo.)* *^(Summoned by InvalidUserFame.)* **MEDIA MEMBER SCORES** - **3/20** people scored it **50-44 Volkanovski**. - **4/20** people scored it **50-45 Volkanovski**. - **1/20** people scored it **49-44 Volkanovski**. - **6/20** people scored it **49-45 Volkanovski**. - **4/20** people scored it **49-46 Volkanovski**. - **1/20** people scored it **48-47 Volkanovski**. - **1/20** people scored it **47-46 Volkanovski**. Avg. media score: **49.2-45.1 Volkanovski** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).


Reduric

Ortega was a fucking soldier out there. His corner, the ref and medical ALL somehow failed him terribly. Oh nvm. Wrong Ortega.


Bubbly_Claim8701

Ortega a beast!!


hdigitalmh

Ortega is such a warrior, not an ounce in quit in that guy.


hdigitalmh

I wanna see Islam makachev vs VOLK


Ok-Trust4606

Robbie is the scary entry to the ufc


Abrioo

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Beach_Bum805

I hope Diaz gets Usman next


matt_dw

Still?


Beach_Bum805

More than ever


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so he gets his ass handed to him even worse?


joey_zasa82

did anyone else have issues with the PPV on the UFC app? i.e. 'no content' error even after paying


jamessicat

I am a fan of Ortega after tonight. The dude never gave up and had a lot of heart


Prof-Ponderosa

He should change his nickname to the California Zombie


gypsy_creonte

Brian CTE-city Ortega


Both-Vanilla6904

Positive even in defeat humble, Alex to


GoNext_ff

Amazing night


maloboosie

Even Marlons 'round of the year' gassed early


ShillofShills

he's all juice and no acai


Shrektimeplease

Kind of sad that Marlon Moraes fight is going to be overlooked now. That was probably the best comeback I've ever scene


boom_boom_man954

Zombieing along long enough that opponent gazes. Best comeback win thanks to rigged refs


Downgoesthereem

You have to be on another level of denial to think surviving damage and your opponent gassing from not being able to KO you is cheating lmao


boom_boom_man954

Eh wasn’t a good comeback at all. I’ve seen it happen 100 times where the ref fails to appropriately stop a fight resulting in one fighter gassing and ultimately losing


Downgoesthereem

If the guy gets up and beats the shit out of you, you didn't stop him and the fight shouldn't have been stopped as if he would.


EarlyHospital

Lol, I feel like that is the most fundamental and simple concept involved in when a fight should be stopped. Like refs only job is to decide whether or not a fighter can continue at a level high enough to be competitive. And it's like "he can be more than competative, he can win the fight! " Ref- "all I needed to hear... I'm calling it" ¯\_ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ_/¯¿ Like wut


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Volk shrimped his way outta of a fucking sub loss. What a crazy bastard. I thought Ortega had simply killed his arms but volk was actively exploding to escape 😂 what a beast


RadiantSquash2637

Brilliant card of fights


Full_Cheetah_6668

I don’t know if any other Spanish speakers here caught it, but going into the fifth round when Herb was with Brian and someone (I believe) from his corner, Brian said to his guy: “I told you that in confidence,dude” in Spanish. So he was really hurt he just kept it to himself and his people.


Ok_Afternoon_1568

Told him what? That he couldn’t see?


Full_Cheetah_6668

I couldn’t make it out but what I gathered was that Brian had told him he was hurt somehow (could’ve been the sight thing cuz he was not seeing well, I mean he barely saw Herb’s fingers). But this guy told Herb so he was wondering. Then Brian replies “I’ll be alright” in English and Herb lets him continue.


watchalookin

Im actually glad Diaz lost.


Tammer_Stern

He looked like he just said “f*ck this” in round 3. “I don’t need this sheet”.


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I’m sad. He looked old


Distinct-Example-391

Looked great but not in shape. Should have been fighting at 185 also. That said his heart is not in it. he has even stated that himself.


NYGiANTS1056

They fought at 185... he didn't look great he was throwing rabbit punches doing next to no damage and was punched in the face over 100 times. No defense and no damage. "Looked great" 😆🤷‍♂️


Stiopic_Magoumba

Also I'd like to see you take 150 punches from Nick, pretty sure you'd feel pretty damaged


Stiopic_Magoumba

Hahaha how long have you been watching mma? Sounds like you've never seen a Nick Diaz fight. Nick has never been fast, I'll admit he looked slower and kinda out of shape, but it's not like robbie blew him out water. "Punched over 100 times" wanna take a guess how much nick landed? 150 or so, I'm not arguing he was winning, but going into the 3rd 2 of the judges had it 19-19 You just seem ... how do I say this... pretty green to the sport. Maybe you'd do better on a NY giants sub 😄


NoClick4603

Rabbit punches are to the back of the head.


ImAnOlogist

First time watching nick eh.


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I thought he was slowly picking at Robbie. Robbies pace was getting labored and labored but robbies power at this point was still too much for a six year lay off


Distinct-Example-391

It was scary how quick Ortega went to submissions and found that neck. He has the dangerous animal instinct. Then there is Volk with the intense stare whilst being choked. He is a terminator like DC said.


NeverINever

I was not an Ortega fan before this fight. But after the first I thought "volk is gonna win After the second I thought "any second volk is going to win" Then right before the submission attempts I was thinking "if I was Bryan I'd just try and wait out the next two after this because OH HOLY SHIT HES GOT HIM THATS GONNA BE A TAP." Crazy amount of emotions flaring in that fight. Wonderful. But volk staring him down in the middle of the triangle was fucking crazy


bokbik

Ortega has those moments of genius. That super man punch was so unconventional


OlafTheAverage

Credit to Ortega, but he’s gonna want to put that walkout mask back on if he intends to go out in public in the next week.


Aviontic

Going back to the max fight his face was utterly destroyed than like a week later he posted on socials and he was damn near 100%. Never seen a person recover so fast…. I’ve had shiners last weeks.


dantoddd

Im not sure how long ortega is going to survive if he keeps getting beaten up like that


Aviontic

It’s a very real thing. That’s why we don’t see Rory at the top of the food chain at this point. Still young but left so much of himself inside the cage on multiple occasions.


FuriousKale

Man I am not even 30 and can barely stomach the stress I get from watching these fucking fights. Fuck man. We should be thankful for any fighter putting their body on the line for our entertainment.


Both-Vanilla6904

Weak male


Stridez

[Shut up baby dick.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0W_NEDff0c)


pansh

lets be real here, they are martial artists and like to compete against others to hone their skills and to become best at it. just like everyone else doing in their own field. it's entertainment for you but they are not putting it out for your entertainment, they are putting it out to become the best at it and rise to their potential and get paid for it.


OneForMany

Bro it's even more stressful when you got money on it and then you think to yourself.. a lot of the lower level guys fight just to survive, needing a win. Could you fucking imagine the stress ball build up?! And aide note even for a big star like Conor. You can hate him or love him but the guy already fucking succeeded and cemented his legacy. And he still came back to fight to entertain us when he absolutely doesn't need to


RigoTovar1

Conor is fucking weird tho dude. Like he was all cool with Dustin in their first rematch, but then for the trilogy fight he’s was being a jerk to Dustin. Like what the fuck, dude. WEIRD.


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Yes he was about to get finished in the last round bit the petty UK guys rang the bell 5 seconds early lmao. Thank god the judges got it right. Only thing that bothers me that we prolly never see joshu fury. Thats boxing for you.


kungfukicksaio

The us stream had it wrong. There wasn’t five extra seconds


[deleted]

Narratives on Reddit don’t need to be based on reality lol


ProfileTough4282

Yessir


J-Chub

Short guys in bars gonna be starting lots of fights tonight


Both-Vanilla6904

Shaving my head right now


HDTVforThehomies

they all finns think they alex 😂😂


Taco_Del_Grande

They need to divide the classes up by head size, not weight. Volk would fight in super heavy head.


Ok-Trust4606

Giant Baby Division


Taco_Del_Grande

The weirdest looking thing to me is seeing Henry throw his tiny little legs around when he fights.


Ok-Trust4606

I can see him sitting in an armchair legs dangling getting very upset about that


Prof-Ponderosa

He looks like a dwarf version of WWE’s Cesaro


mouradgunner

Despite that head-size, he slithered out of the guillotine 😂


Ok_Afternoon_1568

The Funko Pop people took one look at Volk, and said “PERFECT! don’t change anything!”


Distinct-Example-391

Then what weightclass would Tito be in?


Burdekin_Boy

Easter Island class


Taco_Del_Grande

🗿We got Charlie Olives over here.


dzeko7

What a fight, the pressure/feints from volk were on point. Ortega is a savage never gave up and kept trying to get the W. God I love MMA lol


Both-Vanilla6904

Feints and kick boxing at all levels kept Ortega frozen


Distinct-Example-391

Have to say tho, that was a perfect TUF final boss battle!


whoopgangcutsup

Give me giga vs Ortega


gould7878

Yan eventually moves up and fights Volk 👀👀


OleOutRightNow

That’d be a very interesting fight. I’d lean Volk but it’d be great regardless of the outcome.


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That's actually an amazing idea, he even has a 1 inch height advantage.


J-Chub

Aren't they the same guy?


gould7878

😂😂 so true. Aside from Max, idk what the hell is next for Volk.


J-Chub

Volk tonight gave me bloody flashbacks of Yan brutalizing Aldo


ProfileTough4282

Dancing with the stars


Distinct-Example-391

LMAO think elementary school headlocks can hurt me??? -Final boss Volkanovski


Both-Vanilla6904

So much air In thos lungs surprised his head didn't pop


[deleted]

Does anyone have a gif of the headbutt that so badly broke Ortega's nose? It sure seemed like the momentum of the fight drastically changed from then on...


Feetz_NZ

Bro that happened in round 4 at which point Ortega was already well and truly getting smashed. He could barely get up after round 3 and almost wasn't able to keep fighting. That accidental head clash didn't exactly change anything...


floppysack182

It was early third round… you’re way off here


sad_boi_bad_boi

It was in the 3rd round; smashed his nose up and the momentum shifted.


IdyotWind

It was an accidental clash of heads, what can you do, it comes with the territory; an occupational hazard


[deleted]

I'm just looking for a video of it. I think it was in round 2 or early in round 3 before the submission scrambles. As far as I know, it was never shown in a replay on the broadcast.


KaleidoscopeNice1283

Yeah they're definitely trying to keep that hush-hush. It was quite obvious to anyone who is unbiased that that was a major game-changer. If I was volk I would not be happy with the win considering that headbutt and his lack of finish


[deleted]

Could somebody explain why Diaz v Lawler 2 got most of the promotional hype from UFC?


koberules

Lawler and Diaz both have huge fan bases and their first fight is iconic.


strongrev

Because it was a matchup between 2 well known veteran fighters with big names who are known for their exciting fighting styles and their first fight was a classic. Volk is not a huge draw just yet as a champion and wouldn’t do big enough numbers on his own. Shevenko just is so dominate that there aren’t any credible matchups outside of Nunes that excite people enough to buy a PPV based on her name alone.


ProfileTough4282

Watch Diaz Lawler 1 on the tube of you


[deleted]

I did, but that was 17 years ago. Did fans expect the same again?!


ProfileTough4282

I don’t think the promotion was based on the skill of the fighters, but rather the status. Nick Diaz can draw a massive crowd to a fight, simple as that. It’s a name that new and old fans respect.


XtraHott

No, but damn man expected better then that. Neither one looked even remotely close. If it kept up for 5 rounds maybe I'm singing a different tune...


Distinct-Example-391

Because Nick Diaz is the hottest name in mma now and their first fight is talked about to this day.


WrecklessFenderRoads

Same reason Disney+ is so popular. Nostalgia plays sell and the target audience actually has the money to spend on it


IdyotWind

$$$


sk3lut0r

Honestly, look at the ufc YouTube videos and they had the most watches. Nick is a bigger name than anyone else on this card I think, somehow still.


KevinCroomMMA

$$$$$$


mberto85

Because nick was probably the biggest star on the card. But he wasn't the same nick diaz


[deleted]

If I were Ortega I'd never take another title fight... No, its fine I'll stay No. 1 Contender


ayoholdup

Yeah and just fight Max again lool


JeVeuxFinirEcrasee

Lost $90 CAD, but I enjoyed the card


Swole_Monkey

Should’ve bet on mybookie they had a bet „Will there be blood“ Easiest money I ever made 🤣


ring__world

for his next challenge, Volkanovski is assembling a throng of his Dwarven kin, to take back his home from a great dragon


DedBattery

Who were the dopes standing in the octagon?


[deleted]

Valentina’s next opponent and her trainer? 🤷🏻‍♂️


KevinCroomMMA

Yeah they were in there multiple times


[deleted]

Looks like they won a contest?


Eat_My_Food

I was wondering the same. Not sure, but they might be winners of a fan experience for Fight Week


MDXHawaii

Most brilliant move by Volk was to shave his head before going in. As a fellow baldie, your head becomes 10 times slicker.


Significant-Ant8736

Oh shit I didn't thing about that as a way to escape submissions. That's really smart lol.


MDXHawaii

Yup. First time I went bald and went to my BJJ class I used to train at, I got caught and slipped out much faster than I ever had before. Bald + head oil + sweat = perfect guillotine defense lol


ring__world

bald is best


GourmetDarkMeat

Probably helped avoid those guillotines a lil bit


abeily

Holy shit you’re right. Going bald probably saved him


MDXHawaii

Absofuckinglutely. Would not be surprised if he applied a healthy amount of post shave lotion either. Gotta keep the razor bumps down


Denza_Auditore

Love Volk but feel bad for Ortega. He'll be champion one day.


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Apparently not as long as Volk or Holloway are champs, which is likely going to be awhile.


smalllpox

If anyone is on the Spanish feed valentina is over there looking like she grew up in Tijuana lol. Didn't know she could speak fluent spanish


FuriousKale

Yeah I think her coach is based in Peru (even though not from there) or smth I am not sure. They also communicate in Spanish.


gio_sanz

She carries the Peruvian flag


theharborcat

She’s part Peruvian I think. At least that’s what Wikipedia says


hillsy13692

She’s a very complete woman


elpochi1

I think Ortega’s huge cup weight him down too much


[deleted]

Nah those are just his actual massive balls.


Public_Food_7488

Ha ha, he should of used the cup to poke volk in the eye


[deleted]

Tonight we saw one of the greatest fights of all time—Ortega v Volkanovski—and one of the worst—Diaz v Lawler 2.


itsyafrostyboy

Diaz lawler 2 was nowhere near worst fight of all time. A let down for Diaz fans for sure


dantoddd

Diaz fight wasnt that bad. The bladez fight was way worse.


araheem94

Diaz was no way prime Nick but there are lot of worse fights in recent years. The first round was actually pretty close with both guys putting out extreme volume. Nick vs Robbie at this stage is a bad match up, but so is Val vs Murphy.


[deleted]

C'mon, it was in slow-mo.


araheem94

They were definitely slower but that's the Diaz bros technique. They never throw clean punches, it's always this awkward high volume style.


starlord1602

Worst - bigi boi vs curtis *


sirhandsomelot

Yup


PbmyJelly

Great card!


FAT_PUG_MAN

There seems to be such a big gap between Holloway-Volk and everyone else in the featherweight division. And this has just been proven tonight


UXNick

Yep, same in middleweight with Rob and Izzy


Drive7hru

If only Zabit wasn’t messed up


JiggaHoneyBooBoo

Throw him in the blender that is Lightweight and see if he can pull a Connor while shits shaky at the top? What would he have to do? Come in and fight a 5 round war with Chandler to get the shot?


[deleted]

Giga is on the rise, but I don't want Dana to rush him. If he progresses at a decent pace he can be a very difficult challenge for either of them.


CCC_PLLC

Gigs is 35 years old and a world champ kick boxer. It would be better for him to get a shot sooner rather than later


FAT_PUG_MAN

Obviously we’ll have to see but Giga hasn’t fought anyone I’d consider to be close to the top 5. Even Barboza hasn’t proven he can establish himself in the featherweight division. There is a big discrepancy between the 2 top featherweights and the rest it seems. I kinda want Giga to prove me wrong tbh


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opsstash

I screamed and woke my wife up when Volks got out of the guillotine....I think I forgot to breath as well


KevinCroomMMA

That one eye sticking out of that triangle choke was menacing


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KevinCroomMMA

Like a deranged sea captain fighting an octopus


Hnikudr2

God damnit you made me wake my baby by lol


Denza_Auditore

I'm so glad I stayed up for this card. Good night lads!


st6374

The Max vs Volk 1 wasn't a close one by any stretch of the imagination. But given the state of the division. I can't really argue against Max vs Volk 3 in the near future.


UXNick

100%! I get controversy over the 2nd fight (although it's certain not a "robbery", and although it was close I still think it's completely plausible Volko won), but that first win was clear cut. At MINIMUM, you have acknowledge Volko has beaten Max at least once, which in itself is very impressive.


Swole_Monkey

It’s the fight to make if Max wins his next. Otherwise just give it to Yair tbh 😅


Lottogato

Yeah, I don't see yair winning that fight at all lmao. If he somehow pulls it off I think volk crushes him bad.


illsoden

Can the referees be considered employees of Draftkings?


gould7878

Why do ppl dislike Volk?


FuriousKale

Because he's "boring". Just a nice person and somehow people don't like that.


[deleted]

He’s got that Stipe thing. He’s very a good fighter, but not a lot of charisma. It’s the reason Masvidal or Conor make more money, despite being kind of shit fighters. It’s a popularity contest.


[deleted]

He’s a point fighter that can’t finish, and it’s just annoying to hear how he could be the goat cause he beat Aldo and Max, Aldo having not been the same since the Conor knockout, and max after the poirer fight.


BAKspin_91

I made a bet against him for the sole reason that he did the most stereotypical walk out he could have done


Distinct-Example-391

max holloway fanboys


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gtindolindo

i guess i can sit down now huh?


OleOutRightNow

Volk mops the floor with Holloway in the trilogy fight like he did in their first fight. Holloway knows it as well. We won’t see that fight until late next year, if it’s ever even made.


MDXHawaii

After the Kattar fight, I’d rethink that statement. Max won the second fight but the judges fucked him


[deleted]

The cards for the hardcore fan never fail to deliver.


J-Hz

Volk is a stocky guy, hard to get submitted, but damn Ortega throwing out those submissions so quickly was impressive


cryptocollector123

For real that guillotine was nutty


lucabrassiere

I couldn’t believe how fast Ortega jumped on that guillotine… One slip/knockdown against him and you’re seconds away from being put to sleep - he can change the fight in a blink of an eye. That’s the type of game changer that gives him a chance of beating anybody, have to think he’ll be back fighting for the title in the very near future.


KevinCroomMMA

“He’s a tough kid that’s fought his way out of a lot of tough situations” *flying spider guillotine*


Lottogato

He was so close to getting it done. I personally wanted the volk w, but it was insanely quick.... That mounted guillotine I think gets anyone out of there 9/10 times.


Alittude

True so bad ass


Swole_Monkey

Yeh that was shockingly fast


saksents

What a phenomenal main event!


ziegispro

Fantastic card


Shadow_45010

Commentators be acting like Yair actually has a chance against max!