The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live THIS MORNING (Saturday, October 24, 2026) with UFC 333 takes place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, streaming live only Paramount+. The main event is Alexander Volkanovsky vs. Movsar Evloev For the UFC featherweight title. The co-head is Peter Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili 3 for the UFC Bantamweight title.
UFC 333 is the kick-off card for our main and co-main events with two extremely high-profile title fights. The main event will see Alexander Volkanovsky perhaps taking on his toughest test yet, undefeated Movsar Evloev. Evloev is on top form right now and may be the best pure wrestler Volkanovski has ever fought. However, Volkanovski cannot be read out of anything. The Australian has shown that his fighting IQ and elite range of skills can beat anyone (not named Islam Makhatchov).
The co-main is a rubber match between Peter Yan and Merab Dvalishvili and an instant rematch last December when Yan put up a perfect fight and spoiled Dvalishvili’s attempt to make history with four title defenses in a calendar year. Dvalishvili first laughed against Yan when he beat him in 2023. Will he have the last laugh, or will Yan prove that his perfect fight is the norm, not a fluke?
The title of the belated “Preliminaries” is Dominick Reyes vs. Azamat Murzakanov. There is also Nikita Krylov vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev, Abus Magomedov vs. Cam Rowston and Grant Dawson vs. Nurullah Alimaybe
Early “Prelims” which beginning at 10:00 a.m. ETincluding Colby thickness vs. Asaf Chopurov, Jacob Malkoun vs. Abubakar Vagaev, Daniel Santos vs. Bolaji Ok, Noah Gugnon vs. Kody Steele and Jasmin Lucindo vs. Nicolle Caliari.
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This is standard operating procedure tonight. The various parts of the last numbered event are published as follows:
The live blog begins at 10 a.m. ET, right before the first fight. Come on in and chat with your fellow geeks in the comments.
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