UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi: Volkanovski defends his title on Saturday, with free fan events
Alexander Volkanovski meets Movsar Evloev at Etihad Arena on 24 October; the press conference and ceremonial weigh-ins are free to attend, and two fan zones are open on Yas Island.
Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
UFC 333 takes place at Etihad Arena on Yas Island on Saturday 24 October, the 12th UFC event at the arena. Alexander Volkanovski defends his featherweight title against the unbeaten Movsar Evloev in the main event, and Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili meet for the third time in the bantamweight co-main event, The National reported.
The main card also has Aaron Pico against Losene Keita, Lone'er Kavanagh against Ramazan Temirov, and Alexander Volkov against Rizvan Kuniev. The preliminary card starts at about 6pm UAE time and the main card at about 10pm. Tickets are sold through Ticketmaster UAE.
Fight week comes with events you can attend without a ticket. The UFC Fan Experience at Yas Mall is free and open from 10am to 10pm until Thursday and from 10am to midnight on Friday and Saturday. A second one at Yas Bay Plaza opens from 4pm to 10pm on Thursday, 4pm to midnight on Friday and 4pm to 2am on Saturday.
If you want to see the fighters up close for free, go to the press conference at Etihad Arena today, Thursday 22 October, from 4pm to 5.30pm, or the ceremonial weigh-ins at Etihad Arena on Friday 23 October from 4pm to 6.30pm; both are open to the public. If you are watching from home, the event is live in the UAE on Starzplay.