A live-streamed UFC 333 preview show hosted by Farah Hannoun starts at 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 23, 2026, ahead of the Volkanovski vs. Evloev title fight in Abu Dhabi.
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UFC 333’s main event is headlined by a featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and undefeated challenger Movsar Evloev, with a live-streamed preview show set to begin at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2026.
The preview show will be hosted by Farah Hannoun and will include MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn and staff reporter Nolan King.
Volkanovski (28-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) meets Evloev (20-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) in the main event.
In the co-feature, Petr Yan (20-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC) takes on Merab Dvalishvili for the third time in a bantamweight title trilogy bout, with Yan listed as the “bantamweight king.”
UFC 333 takes place at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and is available entirely on Paramount+ with a subscription at no extra cost.
The event’s schedule lists early prelims beginning at 10 a.m. ET, prelims at noon ET, and the main card at 2 p.m. ET.
The main card is set for Paramount+ at 2 p.m. ET and includes Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev (featherweight title), Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili (bantamweight title), Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov, Alexander Volkov vs. Rizvan Kuniev, and Aaron Pico vs. Losene Keita.
Prelims on Paramount+ begin at noon ET with Zamat Murzakanov vs. Dominick Reyes, Abus Magomedov vs. Cam Rowston, Grant Dawson vs. Nurullo Aliev, and Colby Thicknesse vs. Asaf Chopurov.
Early prelims on Paramount+ are scheduled for 10 a.m. ET, featuring Abubakar Vagaev vs. Jacob Malkoun, Bolaji Oki vs. Daniel Santos, Kody Steele vs. Noah Gugnon, and Iasmin Lucindo vs. Nicolle Caliari.
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