Natalia Rivera
Abu Dhabi cards always mess with your Saturday routine. Instead of staying up past midnight with a pot of coffee, fans in the Americas get to watch elite title fights over breakfast or lunch. MMA commentator Natalia Rivera put together all the global start times for UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev, going down Saturday, October 24, 2026, inside the Etihad Arena in the United Arab Emirates. You can stream the entire main card live on Paramount Plus.
Two Massive Title Fights Top the Bill
Two belts are on the line at the top of the marquee, and neither champion got an easy draw. At 145 pounds, Alexander Volkanovski puts his featherweight gold on the line against Movsar Evloev. Evloev walks into the cage at 20-0, leaning on suffocating wrestling that nobody has figured out how to stop yet. Still, counting out Volkanovski in a five-round fight is usually a bad idea. Right before them, the 135-pound title is up for grabs when Petr Yan meets Merab Dvalishvili. It is a classic clash of styles: Yan’s crisp boxing and violent counters against Dvalishvili’s non-stop chain wrestling. Further down the lineup, heavy hitters like Alexander Volkov, Dominick Reyes, and featherweight newcomer Aaron Pico all return to action.
UFC 333 Main Card Lineup
Here are the five bouts making up Saturday’s main broadcast, capped off by back-to-back five-round championship fights:
- Main Event – UFC Featherweight Championship (145 lbs, 5 x 5):
- #1 Alexander Volkanovski (28-4) vs. #3 Movsar Evloev (20-0)
- Co-Main Event – UFC Bantamweight Championship (135 lbs, 5 x 5):
- #1 Petr Yan (20-5) vs. #2 Merab Dvalishvili (21-5)
- Flyweight Bout (125 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #8 Lone’er Kavanagh (10-2) vs. #9 Ramazan Temirov (20-2)
- Heavyweight Bout (265 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #3 Alexander Volkov (40-11) vs. #7 Rizvan Kuniev (15-3-1)
- Featherweight Bout (145 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #20 Aaron Pico (14-5) vs. #37 Losene Keita (17-2)
Full UFC 333 Preliminary Card Fights
Nine preliminary bouts warm up the Etihad Arena crowd before the main card broadcast kicks off:
- Light Heavyweight Bout (205 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #6 Dominick Reyes (16-5) vs. #13 Azamat Murzakanov (16-1)
- Light Heavyweight Bout (205 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #23 Nikita Krylov (31-12) vs. #28 Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (10-0)
- Middleweight Bout (185 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #18 Abus Magomedov (29-7-1) vs. #31 Cam Rowston (15-3)
- Lightweight Bout (155 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #18 Grant Dawson (24-3-1) vs. #48 Nurullo Aliev (12-0)
- Bantamweight Bout (135 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #53 Colby Thicknesse (9-1) vs. Unranked Asaf Chopurov (11-0)
- Middleweight Bout (185 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #30 Jacob Malkoun (10-3) vs. #58 Abubakar Vagaev (25-4)
- Featherweight Bout (145 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #36 Daniel Santos (13-3) vs. #75 Bolaji Oki (10-4)
- Lightweight Bout (155 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #73 Noah Gugnon (10-2) vs. #74 Kody Steele (8-1)
- Strawweight Bout (115 lbs, 3 x 5):
- #8 Iasmin Lucindo (18-6) vs. #30 Nicolle Caliari (9-4)
UFC 333 Global Viewing Schedule by Country
Double-check your local time zone below so you do not tune in after the main event is already over. Natalia Rivera broke down the exact start times across the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Keep in mind that Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua all share Central Standard Time (CST / UTC-6) on fight day.
- United States (ET): Early Prelims: 10:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 12:00 PM | Main Card: 2:00 PM (Stream on Paramount+)
- United States (CT): Early Prelims: 9:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 11:00 AM | Main Card: 1:00 PM (Stream on Paramount+)
- United States (MT): Early Prelims: 8:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 10:00 AM | Main Card: 12:00 PM (Stream on Paramount+)
- United States (PT): Early Prelims: 7:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 9:00 AM | Main Card: 11:00 AM (Stream on Paramount+)
- United States (HT): Early Prelims: 4:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 6:00 AM | Main Card: 8:00 AM (Stream on Paramount+)
- Mexico (CST): Early Prelims: 8:00 AM (UFC Fight Pass) | Preliminary Card: 10:00 AM (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass) | Main Card: 12:00 PM Noon (Paramount+)
- El Salvador (CST): Early Prelims: 8:00 AM (UFC Fight Pass) | Preliminary Card: 10:00 AM (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass) | Main Card: 12:00 PM Noon (Paramount+)
- Guatemala (CST): Early Prelims: 8:00 AM (UFC Fight Pass) | Preliminary Card: 10:00 AM (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass) | Main Card: 12:00 PM Noon (Paramount+)
- Honduras (CST): Early Prelims: 8:00 AM (UFC Fight Pass) | Preliminary Card: 10:00 AM (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass) | Main Card: 12:00 PM Noon (Paramount+)
- Nicaragua (CST): Early Prelims: 8:00 AM (UFC Fight Pass) | Preliminary Card: 10:00 AM (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass) | Main Card: 12:00 PM Noon (Paramount+)
- Colombia: Early Prelims: 9:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 11:00 AM | Main Card: 1:00 PM
- Cuba: Early Prelims: 10:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 12:00 PM | Main Card: 2:00 PM
- Ecuador: Early Prelims: 9:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 11:00 AM | Main Card: 1:00 PM
- Panama: Early Prelims: 9:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 11:00 AM | Main Card: 1:00 PM
- Peru: Early Prelims: 9:00 AM | Preliminary Card: 11:00 AM | Main Card: 1:00 PM
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