Brian Ortega

Ortega turned the third round into a dramatic title threat, dropping Volkanovski and locking a guillotine before switching to a triangle. Volkanovski escaped both submissions and answered with heavy ground strikes, then won the later rounds to retain his title by unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Ortega dropped Volkanovski in round three and secured a mounted guillotine.
• Volkanovski escaped the guillotine, but Ortega transitioned to a triangle choke.
• Volkanovski escaped again and landed heavy ground strikes before the horn.
• Volkanovski won the five-round decision by unanimous scores of 49-46, 50-45 and 50-44.

Holloway used a steady stream of clean punches to build damage over four rounds. Ortega kept fighting through heavy punishment, but the ringside doctor stopped the bout after the fourth round, giving Holloway a TKO victory and retaining the featherweight title.

Key moments

• Holloway landed the cleaner combinations and repeatedly found Ortega with the right hand.
• Ortega continued pressing but absorbed increasing damage as the fight progressed.
• The doctor stopped the bout after round four because of damage around Ortega’s eye.
• Holloway retained the featherweight title by fourth-round TKO.

Ortega kept Swanson under pressure and found a submission late in the second round. He secured a guillotine choke at 3:22, forcing Swanson to tap and earning a second-round finish.

Key moments

• Ortega pressed Swanson with combinations and clinch work.
• Swanson stayed competitive through the opening round and much of the second.
• Ortega secured a guillotine choke and forced the tap at 3:22 of round two.

Brian Ortega and Renato Moicano produced a frantic featherweight fight at UFC 214 before Ortega turned Moicano's late takedown attempt into a third-round guillotine finish.

Key moments

• The featherweights traded hard through two competitive rounds in a sustained stand-up firefight.
• Moicano landed a takedown attempt in the third round, but Ortega immediately wrapped up the neck.
• Ortega tightened the guillotine as the fighters went to the canvas and left Moicano no room to escape.
• Moicano tapped at 2:59 of round three, earning Ortega the submission and both fighters a Fight of the Night bonus.