UFC 333 start time: the card at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday 24 October begins with the early prelims at 14:00 UTC, which is 10am ET, 3pm BST and 4pm CEST. The main card starts at 18:00 UTC, which is 2pm ET, 7pm BST and 8pm CEST, with Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev for the featherweight title as the main event. Those times match across UFC.com, ESPN, Yahoo Sports and Paramount+.
Start times for UFC 333: early prelims, prelims and main card
UFC.com lists the event in Central European time: early prelims at 4pm, prelims at 6pm and main card at 8pm CEST. Yahoo Sports and Paramount+ give the US times as 10am ET / 7am PT for the early prelims, 12pm ET / 9am PT for the prelims and 2pm ET / 11am PT for the main card. ESPN gives the UK times as 5pm BST for the prelims and 7pm BST for the main card.
| Early prelims | Prelims | Main card | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 |
| Abu Dhabi | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 |
| UK (BST) | 15:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 |
| Central Europe (CEST) | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 |
| US East (ET) | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 |
| US West (PT) | 07:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 |
| Sydney (AEDT, Sunday 25 Oct) | 01:00 | 03:00 | 05:00 |
The Sydney line is our own conversion from UTC. The main event is the last fight on the card, so it will start later than the main card time. The card is subject to change.
Where to watch: US, UK, Canada, Australia
Sources do not fully agree on broadcast details, so here is what each says.
In the United States, Paramount+ says the event streams exclusively on its service, with "no pay-per-view" and no CBS simulcast. Yahoo Sports also lists Paramount+ but says CBS shows part of the card. If CBS matters to you, check your local listings on the day.
In the UK, ESPN reports that TNT Sports 2 and its streaming partner HBO Max will show every fight. Yahoo Sports also names TNT Sports.
The UFC.com event page lists the early prelims and prelims on UFC Fight Pass and the main card as a Fight Pass pay-per-view or on DAZN. That differs from the Paramount+ and ESPN reports, and we found no confirmed Canada or Australia listing for this card, so check the UFC site for your country.
The main card in order
According to UFC.com, the main card runs in this order, from first fight to main event:
- Aaron Pico vs. Losene Keita, featherweight
- Alexander Volkov vs. Rizvan Kuniev, heavyweight
- Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov, flyweight
- Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili, bantamweight title
- Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev, featherweight title
Volkanovski (28-4) is the featherweight champion and No. 2 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings in our data. He won his last two title fights against Diego Lopes, the latest at UFC 325 on 31 January. Evloev (20-0) is the No. 1 featherweight contender and beat Lerone Murphy by decision on 21 March.
Yan (20-5) is the bantamweight champion after beating Dvalishvili by decision at UFC 323 on 6 December 2025. Dvalishvili (21-5) is ranked No. 1 at 135 pounds. ESPN describes the fight as a trilogy, with Dvalishvili winning the first meeting and Yan the second.
Why the card starts early in Abu Dhabi
None of the sources we read explains the schedule, so this is only arithmetic. The main card at 18:00 UTC is 10pm in Abu Dhabi, a normal evening slot there, and it lands in the late morning in the US and in the evening in Europe. That is why US viewers get a morning card while the UK and Central Europe get a Saturday evening one.
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