UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega fight card, date, timings in IST and telecast information

Venue,
date,
timings
and
telecast
information

When
and
where
is
UFC
266
taking
place?

The
event
is
set
to
take
place
on

Saturday
(September
25)
at
the

T-Mobile
Arena
in
Las
Vegas
with
a
full
capacity
audience.
Due
to
time
difference,
the
event
will
take
place
on

Sunday
(September
26)
in
India.

What
time
does
UFC
266
early
preliminary
and
preliminary
card
start?

The
early
preliminary
card
starts
at
6
PM
ET
/
3
PM
PT
/
10
PM
GMT
(Saturday,
September
25)
|

3:30
AM
IST
(Sunday,
September
26),
while
the
preliminary
card
starts
at
8
PM
ET
/
5
PM
PT
/
11
PM
GMT
(Saturday,
September
25)
|

5:30
AM
IST
(Sunday,
September
26).

What
time
does
UFC
266:
Lewis
vs
Gane
main
card
start?

The
main
card
starts
at
10
PM
ET
/
7
PM
PT
(Saturday,
September
25)
|
2
AM
GMT
/

7:30
AM
IST
(Sunday,
September
26).

Where
and
how
to
watch
UFC
266:
Volkanovaski
vs
Ortega
in
India?

The
main
card
is
shown
live
in
India
on

Sony
TEN
2
(English)
and

Sony
TEN
3
(Hindi),
while
one
can
also
stream
the
event
live
using
the

Sony
LIV
app.

UFC
266
Fight
Card

Main
Card

1.
Featherweight
title
bout:
Alexander
Volkanovski
(c)
vs.
Brian
Ortega

2.
Women’s
Flyweight
title
bout:
Valentina
Shevchenko
(c)
vs.
Lauren
Murphy

3.
Welterweight
bout:
Nick
Diaz
vs.
Robbie
Lawler

4.
Heavyweight
bout:
Curtis
Blaydes
vs.
Jairzinho
Rozenstruik

5.
Women’s
Flyweight
bout:
Jessica
Andrade
vs.
Cynthia
Calvillo

Preliminary
Card

1.
Bantamweight
bout:
Marlon
Moraes
vs.
Merab
Dvalishvili

2.
Lightweight
bout:
Dan
Hooker
vs.
Nasrat
Haqparast

3.
Women’s
Flyweight
bout:
Roxanne
Modafferi
vs
Taila
Santos

4.
Heavyweight
bout:
Shamil
Abdurakhimov
vs.
Chris
Daukaus

Early
Preliminary
Card

1.
Women’s
Flyweight
bout:
Manon
Fiorot
vs.
Mayra
Bueno
Silva

2.
Middleweight
bout:
Karl
Roberson
vs.
Nick
Maximov

3.
Welterweight
bout:
Matthew
Semelsberger
vs.
Martin
Sano
Jr.

4.
Lightweight
bout:
Jalin
Turner
vs.
Uros
Medic

5.
Featherweight
bout:
Omar
Morales
vs.
Jonathan
Pearce

Main
Event:
UFC
Featherweight
Championship
–
Volkanovski
vs
Ortega
Preview

Volkanovski
aims
to
continue
his
run
atop
the
featherweight
division
with
another
dominant
performance.
The
former
rugby
player
turned
MMA
star
holds
impressive
victories
over
Max
Holloway
(twice),
Jose
Aldo
and
Chad
Mendes.
Volkanovski
now
has
his
sights
set
on
getting
the
last
laugh
against
Ortega
and
securing
his
second
successful
title
defense.

Submission
wizard
Ortega
(15-1
1NC,
fighting
out
of
Los
Angeles,
Calif.)
turned
heads
in
his
last
outing
by
putting
on
a
striking
clinic
against
Chan
Sung
Jung
in
October.
A
talented
Brazilian
Jiu#Jitsu
black
belt,
he
has
also
netted
spectacular
wins
over
Frankie
Edgar,
Cub
Swanson
and
Clay
Guida.
Ortega
now
aims
to
settle
the
score
with
Volkanovski
and
achieve
his
dream
of
capturing

UFC
gold.

Co-main
Event:
UFC
Women’s
Flyweight
Championship
–
Shevchenko
vs
Murphy
Preview

Shevchenko
has
proven
herself
to
be
among
the
most
dominant
champions
in
UFC
history.
A
decorated
kickboxer,
she
has
delivered
memorable
victories
against
Jessica
Eye,
Holly
Holm
and
Julianna
Pena.
Shevchenko
now
looks
to
continue
building
her
legacy
with
another
show-stealing
title
defense.

Murphy
intends
to
shock
the
world
by
becoming
the
first
fighter
to
defeat
Shevchenko
at
125
pounds.
During
her
UFC
run,
the
11-year
MMA
veteran
has
earned
notable
victories
over
Joanne
Calderwood,
Andrea
Lee
and
Mara
Romero
Borella.
Murphy
is
now
gunning
to
dethrone
Shevchenko
and
become
only
the
third
women’s
flyweight
champion
in
UFC
history.

Special
5-Round
Bout:
Diaz
vs
Lawler
2
Preview

MMA
superstar
Diaz
returns
to
the
Octagon
for
the
first
time
in
over
six
years.
Throughout
his
epic
career,
he
has
secured
sensational
wins
against
former
UFC
champions
BJ
Penn,
Frank
Shamrock
and
Lawler.
Diaz
now
intends
to
remind
fans
he’s
still
among
the
best
in
the
world
by
taking
out
Lawler
a
second
time.

Lawler
hopes
to
even
the
score
with
Diaz
17
years
following
their
first
encounter.
The
former
UFC
welterweight
champion
has
delivered
thrilling
knockouts
against
Rory
MacDonald,
Jake
Ellenberger
and
Josh
Koscheck,
and
he
now
aims
to
secure
a
measure
of
revenge
against
Diaz
and
begin
climbing
the
ladder
back
to
the
belt.