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Volkanovski stops Evloev to retain featherweight title at UFC 333
October 25, 2026 at 07:56 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 8 hours
Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev in the second round to retain the UFC featherweight title at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
- Volkanovski earned a second-round technical knockout over Movsar Evloev, ending the Russian's 20-fight unbeaten run.
- Referee Marc Goddard stopped the bout six seconds before the round's end after unanswered strikes.
- Volkanovski said he kept a wedding-anniversary promise to his wife to finish the fight quickly so she would not be nervous.
- Petr Yan retained the bantamweight title by decision over Merab Dvalishvili, taking a 2-1 lead in their trilogy.