UFC 266 On ESPN+ PPV[9/25 @ 10et] “City Kickboxing vs T-City” (Volkanovski/Ortega, Valentina/Murphy)

[dza]

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

 

[hazardous]

Great fight but Ortega gonna mess around and end up like one of the Diaz bros if he keeps taking all that damage

 

[Wildin]

What fight are you watching

this year's been lackluster no? I watch every ppv but I don't remember the undercard let alone last week/previous months.

 

[jackswstd]

Volk’s skill set is a problem for anyone. I don’t think at this point even Max can dethrone him. He’s tough as hell and his striking face is on par with Max.

 

[Chef]

I love the output of the new fighters but fukk these fights are hard to enjoy after seeing the damage they do. I totally get the going out on your shield and performing to the max but the unseen damage scares me; like Diaz interview early this night.

 

[firemanBk]

I can't believe I saw Ortega take the beating he did and then come out and win round 5 (at least on my card)
Both guys looked amazing but Volk was really on one tonight.
Max needs to take care of business against Yair and have the trilogy. They're 1-1 (Max got robbed in the 2nd fight)

 

[EarlyEarly]

UFC has 5 cards in October. shyt popping every Saturday.

 

[Lord Beasley]

might be the new BMF title holder

nah he took nicks place . ortega is a good fighter, but volk is on another level. max is clear no. 2 tho

 

[TrueEpic08]

why the fukk are they interviewing ortega

Sometimes, MMA can legit be worse than pro wrestling when it comes to head trauma and fighter safety, insanely enough.

Him not immediately being rushed to the hospital when you could credibly argue that Dean should've stopped the fight after the 3rd is ridiculous.

 

[dza]

Volk’s skill set is a problem for anyone. I don’t think at this point even Max can dethrone him. He’s tough as hell and his striking face is on par with Max.

@aceboon gonna disagree but I think max washes him next fight. I even think he ducks him.

 

[LastManStanding]

props to Alexander tonight ... he easily dominated a much bigger Ortega (who cuts a ton of weight to fight smaller guys).... it's time we give Alexander some respect. he now has 20 wins in a row.

Dana and the UFC were absolutely FURIOUS that he beat Max Holloway twice back to back ... but now they can't deny what he is doing.

 

[42 Monks]

nah he took nicks place. ortega is a good fighter, but volk is on another level. max is clear no. 2 tho

after taking the amount of damage ortega has, you can only go backwards

and i really thought dude had all the potential in the world too

 

[Lord Beasley]

max be in that bytch

defense is non-existent

 

[Strapped]

if it wasn't for the size difference Valentina would have washed nunes.

Yep,

 

[TrueEpic08]

I've been watching MMA for 16 years, give or take, and I cannot believe that, despite all the evolution the sport has gone through in that time frame, blocking punches with your face is still an acceptable defensive method.

You'd think it'd have been completely trained out of the sport by now, but look at what we have here. Another fighter that will probably be robbed of his greatness because he never bothered to learn proper head movement and defensive tactics.

Comparing Volk/Ortega to Usyk/Joshua (different sports, I know, I know) is very, very instructive in this respect. Getting real sick of seeing this "block with my face" nonsense in MMA.