UFC 266 is now live. Tonight's main card revolves around a fight that should have been originally scheduled to be seen already. Unfortunately, it was postponed by (you guessed it) Covid-19. Defending UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovsky was supposed to fight for the title at UFC 260 in March.

The undefeated UFC champion is 9-0 in the UFC but has not fought in over a year, having dropped a split decision to Max Holloway at UFC 251. Volkanovsky has not always been a featherweight, moving from 214 pounds as a rugby prop forward in 2011 to 185 pounds as a middleweight/super middleweight when he debuted in MMA organizations in 2012. in May 2013, he won the Australian His last loss was a TKO loss to Corey Nelson at Fighting Championship 5.

Ortega's only loss in his entire career was a doctor stoppage TKO loss to Max Holloway (yes, him again) in 2018. Ortega's record of 15-1 (1 loss) includes only one loss, which he took from Mike De La Torre at UFC On Fox in 2014.

To get the fight going, Volkanovsky and Ortega coached opposing teams in this summer's season of The Ultimate Fighter, and just below them on the card, Nick Diaz, who has not won in 10 years (and has not fought in seven), faces Robbie Lawler will face Robbie Lawler.

In the other co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko and Lauren Murphy fight for the former's flyweight title. [Here's what you need to know about UFC 266 live streaming, including recent changes to the main card and prelims. [You can do it so that you can really come across that you can actually forget about my partner and i promise, anyone who quickly just ignores these seemingly exactly how {} people. And since the main preliminaries fights take place on both ESPN and ESPN Plus, those who have not yet subscribed to the latter can get a taste of it all before they pay up.

The former is available on most cable packages, as are the two best streaming services, including Sling TV and FuboTV.

UFC 266 Early Prelims fights start at 6 p.m. ET on UFC FightPass for $9.99 per month. After that, the top set of prelim fights begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS and ESPN+.

UFC 266 is another late night affair for fight night fans in the UK. If you want to watch Volkanovsky vs. Ortega live, it will start around 5:00 am BST, which means the main card will start at 3:00 am BST. The fight will be broadcast live on BT Sport Box Office and costs £19.95 to watch. Prelims are on UFC Fight Pass.

Just a reminder, you can watch via Now TV devices, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple TV, and some smart TV apps, rather than via a web browser.

Neighbors in the Great White North can watch early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, with prelims airing on TSN and RDS; the main card for UFC 266 is available on a variety of providers, including BELL and Rogers.

Initial results were obtained, including Team Diaz's first round loss (Sano defeated Semelsberger in the first round).

Early prelims on UFC Fight Pass (6 pm ET)

Prelims on ESPNEWS and ESPN Plus (8 pm ET)

Main card (10 pm ET on ESPN Plus):