UFC 333 results: Volkanovski stops Evloev, Yan beats Dvalishvili in Abu Dhabi
Both champions kept their belts at Etihad Arena; Evloev suffered the first defeat of his career.
Alexander Volkanovski retained the UFC featherweight title at Etihad Arena on Saturday night, stopping Movsar Evloev by TKO at 4:54 of the second round, Middle Easy reported. He dropped the previously unbeaten challenger with a left hand and kept up the ground strikes until referee Marc Goddard stepped in with six seconds left in the round.
According to the broadcast, it was Volkanovski's ninth win in a featherweight title fight, one more than Jose Aldo's eight and the most in the division's history. It was Evloev's first professional defeat. "He's like good wine. Older, stronger, better," Evloev said of the champion. Asked about his future, Volkanovski said: "maybe we keep going!"
In the co-main event, Petr Yan kept the bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Merab Dvalishvili in their trilogy fight, 48-47 on all three cards, UFC.com reported. Dvalishvili pressed for takedowns early, and Yan took over from the third round.
On the rest of the main card, Lone'er Kavanagh stopped Ramazan Temirov by TKO at 4:28 of the first round, Alexander Volkov beat Rizvan Kuniev by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27), and Aaron Pico finished Losene Keita by TKO in 1:14 of the first round.
On the prelims, Dominick Reyes knocked out Azamat Murzakanov in round one, Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev stopped Nikita Krylov in round one, Abus Magomedov submitted Cam Rowston with a guillotine in 1:44 and Grant Dawson beat Nurullo Aliev on points, Sherdog reported. On the early prelims, Asaf Chopurov beat Colby Thicknesse by split decision, Kody Steele stopped Noah Gugnon, and Daniel Santos, Abubakar Vagaev and Iasmin Lucindo won decisions.
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs EvloevSat 24 Oct · Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi See ticketsSource: Middle Easy, UFC.com, Sherdog
