

I think time apart can actually be pretty good for a rivalry.

#Valentina shevchenko next fight full
Personally, I'm not even a huge fan of seeing a full trilogy play out this fast. Regardless of who's right and who's wrong, the fact is Volkanovski will never move past Holloway until he fights him again.

Conor McGregor, Kamaru Usman, other UFC fighters react to Nick Diaz vs.There were some who felt Holloway should have won the first fight, and even more who believed he did enough to win the second one. Both fights went the distance, and both have continued to haunt him in a way. He took the belt from Holloway in 2019 and then defended his title for the first time against him in 2020. So where do some of the biggest names off of UFC 266 go from here? Let's take a look.Īlexander Volkanovski, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski defeated Brian Ortega by unanimous decision at UFC 266. Despite the fans fully behind Diaz during the high-volume striking affair, Diaz couldn't answer the referee's call in the third and lost to Lawler by TKO. Shevchenko had no problem with Lauren Murphy and finished the job via a fourth-round TKO.īut before the champions stepped foot in the Octagon, the fans were on their feet ahead of, and during, the Robbie Lawler- Nick Diaz fight. One of the sport's other dominant champions, Valentina Shevchenko, also defended her title on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. With a tremendous performance and successful featherweight title defense over a very game Brian Ortega, Volkanovski continues to own one of the most dominant championship runs in recent history. Alexander Volkanovski has quieted the doubters once again.
