UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi: Volkanovski and Evloev top the bill, Yan defends in the co-main
UFC 333 has both title fights set for 24 October in Abu Dhabi: Volkanovski v Evloev in the main event and Yan v Dvalishvili in the co-main.
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O UFC 333 tem as duas lutas de cinturão confirmadas. Alexander Volkanovski, campeão dos penas, enfrenta Movsar Evloev no main event, e Petr Yan coloca o cinturão dos galos em jogo contra Merab Dvalishvili no co-main.
Evloev chega invicto e apontado como o principal desafiante da divisão, enquanto Volkanovski leva o título para a luta. Nos galos, o nome que desafia Yan é o número 1 do ranking, Dvalishvili.
O cenário é a Etihad Arena, na Ilha de Yas, em Abu Dhabi, e a data no calendário da organização é 24 de outubro de 2026.
A estrutura de rounds separa as duas lutas principais do resto: main event e co-main têm cinco rounds cada, e todas as outras lutas do card têm três.
Os horários seguem um padrão diferente do habitual. Os preliminares iniciais começam às 10h no horário do Leste americano e às 7h no do Pacífico; os preliminares regulares ao meio-dia e às 9h; e o card principal às 14h e às 11h, respectivamente.
O card marca o retorno da organização a Abu Dhabi, que já usou a Ilha de Yas como sede.
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