Two title fights are set for UFC 333.
Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will defend the title against Movsar Evloev in the main event on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the promotion announced Saturday.
Petr Yan will also put the bantamweight belt on the line in a trilogy bout with former champ Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event.
Volkanovski will defend the 145-pound championship for the second time since regaining the belt. The 37-year-old Australian is coming off back-to-back wins over Diego Lopes.
Evloev, the No. 1-ranked featherweight, earned a title shot with a decision win over Lerone Murphy at UFC London in March. The 32-year-old Russian is undefeated as a professional at 20-0.
The promotion announced several other matchups for UFC 333. Here's the full card as it stands:
- Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev
- Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvailishvili
- Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov
- Alexander Volkov vs. Rizvan Kuniev
- Arnold Allen vs. Aaron Pico
- Dominick Reyes vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Abus Magomedov vs. Cam Rowston
- Nikita Krylov vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
- Grant Dawson vs. Nurullo Aliev
