RESULTS UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev card, changes and results

UFC 333 is under way at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi with two titles on the line. Alexander Volkanovski defends the featherweight belt against unbeaten Movsar Evloev, and Petr Yan defends the bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili in the third meeting of their rivalry. Losene Keita steps in for the injured Arnold Allen against Aaron Pico.

Iasmin Lucindo opened the prelims by beating Nicolle Caliari 30-27 on all three cards after Caliari missed weight by 4.5 pounds and was fined 30 percent of her purse. Kody Steele then knocked out Noah Gugnon with a right hand at 3:54 of the first round and called for a $100,000 bonus.

Daniel Santos edged Bolaji Oki 29-28 on all three cards and dedicated the win to his late teammate Allan Nascimento. Abubakar Vagaev took a unanimous decision over Jacob Malkoun by the same scores, pairing right hands and takedowns against Malkoun's jab. Colby Thicknesse then handed debuting Asaf Chopurov, who entered at 11-0, his first loss by split decision.

 

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