The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has unveiled the card for UFC 333, set to take place on October 24 in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, reigning featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski of Australia will face Russian Islam Evloev, who tops the division's rankings, according to infohub.kz.
The co-main event will be a bantamweight bout, where Russian Petr Yan will defend his title against Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili, the number one contender. This will be their third meeting, with each having won once previously.
Additionally, the promotion announced other fights on the card. In the flyweight division, England's Lone'er Kavanagh (ranked sixth) will take on Ramazan Temirov (seventh). In the heavyweight division, Russian Alexander Volkov (second) will face compatriot Rizvan Kuniev (fifth). In the light heavyweight division, American Dominick Reyes (eighth) will meet Russian Azamat Murzakanov (ninth). In the middleweight division, German Abusupiyan Magomedov (fourteenth) will face Australian Cameron Rowston. Another light heavyweight, Russian Nikita Krylov (fifteenth), will square off against Turkish Abdul-Rahman Yakhiev. In the lightweight division, American Grant Dawson (fifteenth) will fight Tajikistan's Nurullo Aliev.