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Alexander Volkanovski defends his UFC featherweight title against Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC 266. The build-up to their rivalry began with the UFC making Volkanovski and Ortega the head coaches in the most recent instalment of The Ultimate Fighter. Team Volkanovski went on to win the season.
‘The Great’ captured and then defended the belt against former featherweight champion Max Holloway in his previous bouts. Volkanovski won both of his fights against ‘Blessed’ via decision.
Brian Ortega fought against Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 231 in 2018. ‘Blessed’ defeated ‘T-City’ in the fourth round via TKO. Ortega earned his way back to title contention by putting on a spectacular show in his win against ‘The Korean Zombie’ in his previous bout
Alexander Volkanovski is eyeing that ‘G.O.A.T’ status
Alexander Volkanovski has revealed he’s building up his legacy to achieve ‘G.O.A.T’ status. ‘The Great’ is the current UFC featherweight champion and has the third longest active winning streak in the promotion among current UFC champions. He is tied with lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. Both trail behind Amanda Nunes at 12 and Kamaru Usman at 14.
Volkanovski hasn’t lost any of his fights in the UFC so far and has an impressive 22-1 record in his MMA career:
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