UFC 333 -- Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev: Fight card, date, odds, location and more — SkimNews
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- UFC 333 takes place Saturday, Oct. 24, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, with early prelims at 10 a.m. ET, prelims at noon and a 2 p.m. ET main card carried on Paramount+, where plans start at $8.99/month or $89.99/year.
- Volkanovski defends the featherweight championship against Evloev, who arrives with a perfect 20-0 professional record, and with Volkanovski in his second reign at the top; DraftKings had both men at -110 as of Oct. 23.
- Yan meets Dvalishvili in a third bout at bantamweight after Dvalishvili's 2023 win handed Yan his third straight loss, but Yan rebounded with three consecutive wins to reclaim the belt and is favored at -135 against Dvalishvili's +114.
- Volkov needs a statement win over Rizvan Kuniev to advance the UFC heavyweight title shot he petitioned UFC President and CEO Dana White for, with Gane–Hokit at UFC 334 and Pavlovich–Pereira at UFC 335 coming up in the division; Volkov is -125 to Kuniev's +105.
- Pico, described in the text as a ranked bantamweight nearly a decade after his 2017 MMA debut, faces Losene Keita in what the source frames as his now-or-never test of early expectations; Pico is -155 to Keita's +130, and the odds sheet itself lists that bout at featherweight.
- Kavanagh and Temirov meet at flyweight with the source stating only one of the pair will take a step forward in the division, and with Kavanagh a slight -118 favorite over Temirov at -102.
- Chopurov is the card's heaviest favorite at -600 against Colby Thicknesse, joined by Yakhyaev at -550 over Krylov and Iasmin Lucindo at -410 in the women's strawweight bout.
Why it matters: Volkanovski and Evloev sit at identical -110 odds while Yan is only a -135 favorite, so the title-night separation is thin. The sharper stake is Volkov's: the heavyweight title shot he petitioned Dana White for runs through Kuniev, with Gane–Hokit at UFC 334 and Pavlovich–Pereira at UFC 335 coming up in that division first.
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