Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his UFC featherweight championship with a unanimous decision win over Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC 266 from Las Vegas.
Although the final scorecards looked like a convincing win for the champion his margin for error was razor-thin in this one. He survived multiple tight choke attempts from the challenger to earn the title defense in a wildly entertaining five-round fight.
Volkanovski's rise to championship status has been incredible to watch, but the win over Ortega adds even more legitimacy to his reign. After taking the belt from Max Holloway and narrowly defeating him via split decision in his first title defense, this is the first time he's fought someone other than the Hawaiian since May 2019.