Volkanovski Faces Undefeated Evloev, Yan and Dvalishvili Set Trilogy at UFC 333

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Two Championship WARs headline UFC 333 this Saturday 🏆 Alexander Volkanovski, tied with Jose Aldo for eight featherweight title fight wins, faces undefeated Movsar Evloev’s relentless wrestling. Can experience overcome perfection? Meanwhile, Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili settle their 1-1 rivalry in a blockbuster trilogy. 📍 Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE 🗓️ October 24 Fight odds available on @duelbitsofficial 💰

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UFC 333 arrives this Saturday, October 24, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi with two championship fights at the top of the card. Alexander Volkanovski meets the unbeaten Movsar Evloev at featherweight, while Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili settle their rivalry in a third bantamweight title fight.

Volkanovski enters tied with Jose Aldo for eight wins in featherweight title fights. Evloev, a 32-year-old Russian who trains at American Top Team, is 20-0 and ranked number one at 145 pounds. He is built on wrestling pressure: his 4.78 takedowns per 15 minutes is a heavy workload, and he lands 3.91 significant strikes per minute at 47 percent accuracy. His most recent recorded fight was a majority decision win over Lerone Murphy on March 21, 2026, and his last three recorded wins all went the distance, including victories over Aljamain Sterling and Arnold Allen.

Yan, 20-5, is the bantamweight champion. The 33-year-old Russian is a switch-stance striker who lands 5.12 significant strikes per minute at 54 percent accuracy. He won the title back from Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on December 6, 2025.

Dvalishvili, 21-5, is ranked number one at bantamweight and sits second in the pound-for-pound rankings. The 35-year-old Georgian from Serra-Longo Fight Team averages 6.4 takedowns per 15 minutes, the highest rate among the fighters on this card, and lands 4.33 significant strikes per minute. Before the Yan rematch he had won title fights against Sean O'Malley by submission and Cory Sandhagen by decision.

Why it matters

The trilogy is level in the way the numbers show it: Dvalishvili won the first meeting by unanimous decision on March 11, 2023, and Yan took the second by the same method. Both fights went the full five rounds.
Yan's 54 percent accuracy against Dvalishvili's 6.4 takedowns per 15 minutes is the central contrast of the bantamweight bout.
At featherweight, a 20-0 record meets a champion's resume. Evloev's 4.78 takedowns per 15 minutes puts his wrestling directly against Volkanovski's title-fight experience.

The card is set for Etihad Arena, with both championship bouts scheduled for this Saturday.