UFC Announces Five Fights For UFC 333: Volkanovski Vs. Evloev

Australia's Alexander Volkanovski celebrates winning the men's featherweight section title conflict against Brazil's Diego Lopes during the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 325 astatine Qudos Bank Arena successful Sydney connected February 1, 2026. (Photo by STEVEN MARKHAM / AFP via Getty Images) / —IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE—

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The UFC returns to Etihad Arena successful the United Arab Emirates for UFC 333. The Paramount+ streaming conflict card, which is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, is headlined by 2 title fights. In the evening’s main event, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski looks to get the 2nd triumph of his 2nd tally pinch the loop against No. 1 contender Movsar Evloev. Meanwhile, successful the co-main event, bantamweight champ Petr Yan, who is besides successful his 2nd title reign, faces erstwhile titleholder Merab Dvalishvili successful a trilogy bout. The UFC precocious confirmed 5 fights for the UFC 333 conflict card.

UFC 333 Fight Card

Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev
Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov
Azamat Murzakanov vs. Dominick Reyes
Grant Dawson vs. Nurullo Aliev

UFC 331 Main Event: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev

Alexander Volkanovski (28-4) is simply a two-time UFC featherweight champion. He held the title from December 2019 done February 2024, defending the loop 5 times complete that time. His reign began pinch a unanimous determination triumph complete Max Holloway and ended successful a knockout loss to Topuria successful February 2024. He regained the vacant belt successful April 2025 pinch his determination triumph complete Lopes.

During his first tally pinch the 145-pound belt, Volkanovski doubly fought for the UFC lightweight belt, losing to Islam Makhachev successful February and October 2023. Makhachev won the first gathering by decision. The 155-pound champ followed that pinch a knockout triumph complete Volkanovski.

Following his nonaccomplishment to Makhachev successful October 2023, he dropped the 145-pound to Topuria. More than a twelvemonth later, Volkanovski bounced backmost pinch his triumph complete Lopes astatine UFC 314.

The featherweight title was near vacant up of UFC 314 erstwhile Topuria moved up to lightweight, winning that loop astatine UFC 317 pinch a knockout victory complete Charles Oliveira.

In his first defense of his 2nd title reign, Volkanovski defeated Lopes by unanimous decision astatine UFC 325 successful February.

Movsar Evloev (20-0) made his UFC debut successful April 2019 successful a featherweight title against Choi Seung-woo. At the clip he stepped into the UFC Octagon for the first time, Evloev was 10-0 and coming disconnected a defense of the M-1 Global bantamweight crown. Evloev, defeated Choi via unanimous decision.

Over the adjacent 5 years, Evloev would climb the featherweight rankings, facing progressively tougher opponents nether the UFC banner. In 2021, Evloev scored a determination complete Hakeem Dawodu, which group him up for a January 2022 matchup against Ilia Topuria. However, Evloev was forced from that paper aft testing affirmative for COVID-19. In February 2024, Topuria would conclusion Alexander Volkanovski to go the UFC featherweight champion.

Evloev adjacent competed successful June 2022, defeating Dan Ige. He followed that pinch wins complete Diego Lopes successful May 2023 and Arnold Allen successful January 2024.

The 32-year-old Evloev is coming disconnected a connection triumph complete erstwhile UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. Evloev won that three-round contest astatine UFC 310 successful December 2024 via unanimous decision.

Evloev was booked for a July 2025 matchup pinch Aaron Pico, but that conflict fell done owed to an Evloev injury. In his astir caller booking, Evloev remained perfect, defeating Lerone Murphy via majority decision successful the main arena of a UFC Fight Night successful March of this year.

We will person much connected UFC 333 arsenic conflict nighttime nears.