UFC 333 will take place on Saturday, October 24, at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, marking the 12th UFC event hosted at the venue. The preliminary card is set to begin around 6pm UAE time, with the main card starting at roughly 10pm.
The night's headline bout pits featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who holds a record of 28 wins and 4 losses, against Movsar Evloev, who remains undefeated across 20 professional bouts. The co-main event is the trilogy fight for the bantamweight title between Petr Yan, with a record of 20-5, and Merab Dvalishvili, standing at 21-5.
Elsewhere on the main card, Losene Keita faces Aaron Pico at featherweight, Lone'er Kavanagh takes on Ramazan Temirov at flyweight, and Alexander Volkov meets Rizvan Kuniev at heavyweight. The preliminary card features Azamat Murzakanov against Dominick Reyes at light heavyweight. In total, 10 bouts are scheduled for fight night.
Alongside the main event, UFC Abu Dhabi Showdown Week includes a public open workout on Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm, press conferences on Thursday from 4pm to 5:30pm, and official weigh-ins on Friday, with fan activities taking place throughout the week at Yas Mall and Yas Bay Plaza for those attending in person.