UFC 333 fight card predictions: Expert picks, odds for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev in Abu Dhabi — SkimNews
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- UFC stages UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday with 14 listed fights, led by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev for the featherweight championship and Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili for the bantamweight championship.
- Alexander Volkanovski is priced even with Movsar Evloev at -110 apiece in DraftKings odds dated Oct. 22, yet all three published CBS Sports main-event picks favor the champion.
- Brian Campbell backs Volkanovski while highlighting Evloev’s size, motor and physical grappling; Brent Brookhouse and Shakiel Mahjouri emphasize the champion’s takedown defense, timing and deeper striking arsenal.
- Movsar Evloev carries a perfect 20-0 professional record, has three career strike stoppages—none in the UFC—and defeated Diego Lopes by decision in 2023.
- Petr Yan is the -135 favorite over Merab Dvalishvili at +114; both published picks favor Yan, whose December rematch featured five takedowns and Round 3 body kicks that badly hurt Dvalishvili.
- Alexander Volkov enters the heavyweight bout against Rizvan Kuniev at -125 versus Kuniev’s +105, a matchup the source frames as a chance for Volkov to put a final stamp on his contendership.
- Aaron Pico is the -155 favorite against Losene Keita at +130 in a featherweight matchup the source presents as Pico’s next step after his rise from former top prospect.
Why it matters: Even money at -110 makes Volkanovski–Evloev a pick’em despite all three published CBS picks favoring the champion. Yan’s stronger -135 line versus Dvalishvili’s +114 gives Yan a clearer market edge, while Dvalishvili’s first-fight win and the body-kick damage he absorbed in the rematch keep the trilogy genuinely uncertain.
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