Sherdog’s Top 10: Greatest Walkouts

9 (Tie). Brian Ortega vs. Alexander Volkanovski | UFC 266 (Sept. 25, 2021)

As the UFC cage is bathed in red light, a woman announces a series of rules. Then, as an emergency siren begins to wail over instrumental music, Ortega and his team walk out in neon masks with crudely crossed-out eyes. The perfect foreboding atmosphere has been set! Both music and masks are inspired by “The Purge,” a movie about a day when all forms of violence and mayhem are allowed, which Ortega was hoping to inflict against reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Unfortunately, Ortega would end up being the victim rather than the perpetrator, but regardless, it was a cool walkout.

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