UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega fight night coverage

Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega face off during the UFC 266 Press Conference at Park Theater at Park MGM on September 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

Bloody Elbow presents its fight night and post-fight coverage for UFC 266, which goes down on Saturday, September 25th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event is a men’s featherweight title fight between reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega.

The co-main event is a women’s flyweight title rematch between champion Valentina Shevchenko and first-time title challenger Lauren Murphy. Also of note is the return of Nick Diaz, who will rematch former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler in a five-round middleweight bout. It’s Diaz’s first fight since way back in 2015 when he lost a decision (later flipped to a no-contest) to Anderson Silva.

UFC 266 airs live on ESPN+ pay-per-view, with a main card start time at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT and televised prelims on ESPNNEWS (simulcast on ESPN+) at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. Early prelims also air on ESPN+ at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT.