In what some consider the best fight of 2021, Volkanovski dissected Ortega for the whole of the session, however not without some challenges, The Atletic reports.

Volkanovski confronted different submission attempts from the jiu-jitsu pro, remembering two exceptionally close attempts in the third round. The multiple times he somehow figured out how to break free, switch positions and toss hard punches and elbows back. Volkanovski was reliably the assailant and did substantial damage both on the feet and on the mat.

The Australian landed 176 significant strikes in the contest and has improved to 23-1 as a professional. Ortega, a two-time title challenger, has now lost two of his last three fights.