UFC 333: How to watch two title fights, Abu Dhabi lineup, odds, more

yahoo sports mma | 2026-10-19

The UFC is back in the Middle East this week, and two titles are on the line at the top of the bill.

Here's how to watch UFC 333, with the featherweight and bantamweight belts at stake in Abu Dhabi.

Broadcast and streaming info

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UFC 333 has a main card that streams at 2 p.m. ET on Paramount+. The prelims stream on Paramount+ at 10 a.m. ET.

Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for additional broadcast details later this week.

Record: 28-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC
Opponent: Movsar Evloev (20-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins:Diego Lopes (twice), Yair Rodriguez, Max Holloway (three times), Chan Sung Jung, Brian Ortega, Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes
Misc.: After he lost the featherweight title to Ilia Topuria, he watched while Topuria defended it once, then vacated it to take a stab at lightweight. That left the 145-pound belt open again, and Volk took it back with a win over Lopes at UFC 314 in April 2025. Lopes bounced back with a knockout of Jean Silva, and that was enough to get him a second crack, but Volk sent him packing again at UFC 325 in January. Might this be his final title defense before retirement? He’s talking like that could be a thing …

Record: 20-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC
Opponent: Alexander Volkanovski (28-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Lerone Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, Diego Lopes, Dan Ige
Misc.: In a fight with Evloev? Be prepared to put in some work. The 32-year-old Russian has all 10 of his UFC wins by decision. It’s been more than eight years since his most recent stoppage victory – and that came in the fifth round of an M-1 Challenge title defense.

Record: 20-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC
Opponent:Merab Dvalishvili (21-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Merab Dvalishvili, Deiveson Figueiredo, Song Yadong, Cory Sandhagen, Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber, Jimmie Rivera
Misc.: When Yan lost to Dvalishvili in March 2023, it was his third straight setback and fourth in five fights, including two title bout losses to Aljamain Sterling. But he bounced back in a big way with three straight wins, then shut down Dvalishvili’s bid for a fourth title defense in a single year when he took the belt back this past December. Although he was a heavy underdog in their second fight, he’s the favorite now in the trilogy bout.

Record: (21-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC
Opponent: Petr Yan (20-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Cory Sandhagen, Sean O’Malley (twice), Umar Nurmagomedov, Henry Cejudo, Petr Yan, Jose Aldo
Misc.: Dvalishvili took a stab at something that frankly was quite stunning when he fought Yan this past December. He was trying for his fourth title defense in a calendar year. Most UFC champions fight once a year – twice at best. Three title fights is super rare, and four is unheard of. But just two months after a dominating win over Sandhagen, Yan upset him and took the belt back. His win over Yan in their first fight in March 2023 was a five-round scorecard sweep. Which version of the fight will we get Saturday?

MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 2 p.m. ET)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 10 a.m. ET)