UFC 333 Fight Card: Two Title Fights in Abu Dhabi — SkimNews
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- UFC 333 is staged for Saturday, Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, with the main card starting at 2 p.m. ET, prelims at 12 p.m. ET and early prelims at 10 a.m. ET, streamed on Paramount+ with plans starting at $8.99/month or $89.99/year.
- Alexander Volkanovski defends the featherweight title against Movsar Evloev at -110 apiece in the main event, with Evloev carrying a perfect 20-0 professional record and Volkanovski in his second reign as champion.
- Petr Yan is a -135 favorite over Merab Dvalishvili (+114) in their third bantamweight title fight; Dvalishvili beat Yan in 2023, two fights before claiming the belt, and Yan answered with three straight wins to win the championship a second time.
- Aaron Pico is a -155 favorite against Losene Keita (+130) at featherweight, with Alexander Volkov (-125) meeting Rizvan Kuniev (+105) in the heavyweight division on a card billed as evenly matched.
- Lone'er Kavanagh (-118) and Ramazan Temirov (-102) meet at flyweight, the source noting the bout offers an answer for the division as the year ends.
- DraftKings odds as of Oct. 23 place the card's heaviest favorites outside the title fights: Asaf Chopurov at -600 against Colby Thicknesse (+440) at bantamweight, Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev at -550 against Nikita Krylov (+410) at light heavyweight, and Iasmin Lucindo at -410 against Nicolle Caliari (+320) in the women's strawweight bout.
Why it matters: Volkanovski–Evloev is a true pick'em at -110 apiece, so the card's marquee matchup carries less market conviction than the co-main, where Yan is a -135 favorite. The heaviest betting backing sits further down the card — Chopurov at -600, Yakhyaev at -550, Lucindo at -410 — putting the strongest odds read on bouts billed below the two title fights.
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