UFC 333 results: Alexander Volkanovski is still the featherweight champion. On Saturday, October 24 in Abu Dhabi, he beat Movsar Evloev by TKO at 4 minutes 54 of round 2, handing the unbeaten challenger his 1st loss. Petr Yan kept the bantamweight title by beating Merab Dvalishvili 48-47 on all 3 cards. Aaron Pico knocked out Losene Keita in 74 seconds.
Full event coverage: Alexander Volkanovski and Movsar Evloev: the UFC 333 loser has promised to walk
Key takeaways
- Volkanovski beats Evloev by ground-and-pound TKO at 4:54 of round 2 and keeps his belt. It is Evloev's 1st loss.
- Petr Yan beats Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision, 48-47 on all 3 cards, and wins their trilogy 2 to one.
- Pico, Kavanagh, Reyes and Yakhyaev win by round 1 TKO, and Volkov beats Kuniev on points before calling for a title shot.
UFC 333 results: Volkanovski strikes
Round 1
Evloev took Volkanovski down, but the champion got up quickly. The Russian landed 2 left hooks, and Volkanovski defended the next attempts.
The turnaround
In round 2 Evloev put Volkanovski on his back again. The champion reversed, then rocked him with a big right hand on the feet. He followed him down and landed shots until the referee stepped in at 4 minutes 54, according to Cageside Press and Sherdog.
The stakes
Evloev came in unbeaten. Before the fight, the 2 men tied their future to the result, as we reported. Evloev has not yet spoken about what comes next.
Yan vs Dvalishvili 3: the champion keeps the belt
How it went
Dvalishvili controlled rounds 1 and 2 with wrestling. Yan took over from round 3 with body shots, including one to the liver, and finished stronger.
The numbers
All 3 judges scored it 48-47 for Yan. Dvalishvili attempted 47 takedowns and landed only 5, according to MMA Junkie. Yan moves to 21-5, Dvalishvili to 21-6.
What’s next
Asked about Song Yadong, Yan said a champion faces everyone and does not pick his opponents.
What should I do to get a title shot? Answer me, please.
The rest of the night
The main card
Aaron Pico beat Losene Keita by TKO in 1 minute 14. Lone’er Kavanagh stopped Ramazonbek Temirov at 4 minutes 28 of round 1. Alexander Volkov beat Rizvan Kuniev on points (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) and called out Dana White.
The prelims
Dominick Reyes, Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev and Kody Steele won by round 1 TKO, and Abus Magomedov by guillotine. Grant Dawson, Abubakar Vagaev, Daniel Santos, Asaf Chopurov and Iasmin Lucindo won on points.
Follow what comes next
The profiles of Alexander Volkanovski, Petr Yan and every UFC 333 fighter are in the FightHub app.
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