UFC 276 results -- Israel Adesanya retains, Alexander Volkanovski wins trilogy over Max Holloway

Safe to say, Alexander Volkanovski has buried his rivalry with Max Holloway for good.

Volkanovski (25-1) defended his featherweight championship for the fourth time on Saturday, defeating Holloway (23-7) via unanimous decision in their highly anticipated trilogy bout. All three judges scored the 145-pound title fight, which co-headlined UFC 276 inside T-Mobile Arena, a clean 50-45 sweep for the defending champ.

Saturday's five-round contest was, by far, the most definitive result of the trilogy. The two first met at UFC 245 in December 2019 and again at UFC 251 in July 2020. Volkanovski won both by decision, but the fights were extremely close — particularly the rematch. Immediately after the rematch, some in the sport still considered Holloway the true featherweight champion, but that sentiment is long gone after UFC 276.

The fight played out entirely on the feet, with neither featherweight even attempting a takedown until the final round. Holloway moved forward throughout the bout but struggled to land consistent offense on the defensively sound Volkanovski. Volkanovski, meanwhile, punished Holloway throughout. He opened a deep cut on Holloway's left eyebrow in the second round and damaged his nose with shots in the fourth.

Volkanovski has emerged as arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world since taking Holloway's belt in their first fight. He has now defended the title against Holloway twice, as well as against Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung. He is currently eyeing a move up to lightweight to challenge for a second belt, a proposal UFC president Dana White has already voiced his support for.

Volkanovski has won 22 fights in a row, including 12 in the UFC. Holloway sees a two-fight win streak snapped.