UFC 333 goes down this Saturday, Oct. 24, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, headlined by a pair of championship fights featuring some of the UFC's top pound-for-pound names. In the main event, two-time UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski defends his title against undefeated contender Movsar Evloev. The co-main event features a highly-anticipated trilogy bout between UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan and former champ Merab Dvalishvili.
Volkanovski (28-4) enters UFC 333 looking to continue his second reign atop the 145-pound division. The 38-year-old Australian reclaimed the vacant belt with a victory over Diego Lopes in April 2025, then successfully defended it in a rematch with Lopes in February. Now, Volkanovski faces one of the division's toughest challenges in Evloev (20-0), an undefeated Russian contender who beat the previously unbeaten Lerone Murphy in March and has spent years working toward his first UFC title opportunity.
In the co-main event, Yan (20-5) and Dvalishvili (21-5) meet for the third time. Dvalishvili dominated their first meeting in 2023, but Yan evened the score with a shocking victory this past December at UFC 323 to reclaim the 135-pound title.
Here's everything you need to know about UFC 333, including the show's early start time, full fight card, betting odds and how to watch Saturday's event.
What time does UFC 333 start?
UFC 333 features an early start compared to the promotion's usual numbered event. The early preliminary card begins at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, followed by another preliminary card at 12 p.m. ET. The five-fight UFC 333 main card starts at 2 p.m. ET.
Volkanovski and Evloev enter Saturday's featherweight championship main event caught in a pure pick'em, with both fighters listed at -110 odds.
Yan is favored to retain his bantamweight championship against Dvalishvili in the co-main event, with current betting lines listing Yan around -175 and Dvalishvili at +145.