UFC 266 poster released: Two title fights and Nick Diaz's return atop colorful torn paper
UFC 266 is right around the corner and the promotion is starting to release its promotional materials – including a poster, which dropped Thursday on social media.
Featured on the multicolored poster are the three fights atop the card. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (22-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his title against opposing TUF 29 coach Brian Ortega (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC).
The co-main event features UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (21-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) as takes on Lauren Murphy (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC).
Also on the card, fan favorite Nick Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) returns from a six-and-a-half-year layoff when he rematches former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler (28-15 MMA, 14-11 UFC).
The six fighters are placed atop what appears to be torn construction paper, with a hidden Las Vegas sign in the top right corner. A faded UFC cage (with a fans in attendance) is positioned in the bottom right corner.
Check out the UFC 266 poster below:
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— UFC (@ufc) August 5, 2021
The current UFC 266 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+ pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega – for featherweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lauren Murphy – for women’s flyweight title
- Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler – five-round, non-title bout
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Jessica Andrade vs. Cynthia Calvillo
PRELIMS (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Marlon Moraes vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Chris Daukaus
- Ricky Simon vs. Timur Valiev
- Manon Fiorot vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
- Uros Medic vs. Jalin Turner
- Karl Roberson vs. Nick Maximov
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