UFC 333 streams live on Paramount+ starting at 10:00 AM ET on Saturday, October 24, but Alexander Volkanovski and Movsar Evloev won't walk to the cage for the main event until much later — realistically somewhere between 4:00 PM and 4:45 PM ET, after four other fights have already played out on the main card.

The full broadcast schedule

UFC 333 runs in three blocks, all streaming on Paramount+, live from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

SegmentETCTMTPT
Early Prelims10:00 AM9:00 AM8:00 AM7:00 AM
Prelims12:00 PM11:00 AM10:00 AM9:00 AM
Main Card2:00 PM1:00 PM12:00 PM11:00 AM

The early prelims also carry on UFC Fight Pass for subscribers who prefer that app, but every segment streams on Paramount+ and there's no separate pay-per-view purchase for any of it.

These times run earlier in the day than a typical U.S.-based UFC card. That's not a schedule quirk — it's the time zone doing its job. Abu Dhabi sits eight hours ahead of the East Coast, so a card built for a 10:00 PM local finish in the UAE lands in the early-to-mid afternoon for U.S. viewers. The whole event, prelims through main event, should wrap well before primetime on the East Coast.

How many fights, and where the main event sits

UFC 333 carries 14 fights across the three segments: five early prelims, four prelims, and five main-card bouts. The main event is last in that lineup, same as every card.

Working backward from the top: Alexander Volkanovski defends the featherweight title against Movsar Evloev in the main event. That's the fight headlining the night — Volkanovski's first true test against an opponent who's genuinely undefeated, and Evloev enters as the division's No. 1-ranked contender. Below that sits the co-main event, a bantamweight title trilogy rubber match: Petr Yan defends against Merab Dvalishvili for the third time between them, with the first two meetings split one apiece. Three more main-card bouts — a flyweight clash, a heavyweight matchup, and a featherweight fight — round out the rest of the lineup below those two title fights.

Why the main event walkout runs well past the 2 PM start

The 2:00 PM ET main-card start time is when the first main-card bout begins, not when Volkanovski and Evloev fight. Four fights happen before the main event: three non-title main-card bouts, plus the Yan-Dvalishvili bantamweight title fight serving as co-main.

That co-main is itself a five-round title fight, and the trilogy's first two meetings both went the distance, so a third decision is a real possibility. A full five-round fight, with replay reviews and corner time between rounds, routinely runs 40 to 50 minutes once introductions and scorecards are factored in — noticeably longer than a standard three-round bout.

A reasonable estimate: the first main-card fight starts close to 2:00 PM, the three non-title bouts eat up roughly 15 to 30 minutes apiece depending on how they end, and the Yan-Dvalishvili title fight alone could run close to 45 minutes to an hour. Stacking that up pushes Volkanovski and Evloev's walkout to somewhere in the 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET window — later if either of the undercard fights goes to a decision, earlier if there's an early finish.

How to watch

Paramount+ became the exclusive U.S. home for UFC in January 2026, replacing the pay-per-view model entirely. A standard Paramount+ subscription covers the early prelims, prelims, and main card for UFC 333, live and on demand, with no extra charge for a numbered event.

That's a real change from the old system, where numbered events cost extra on top of a cable or streaming subscription. For UFC 333, subscribing to Paramount+ is the only step required to watch the card from the first early prelim through the main event.

What to expect once you tune in

This card leans heavily on title stakes at the top and finishing potential underneath. Both title fights — Volkanovski-Evloev and Yan-Dvalishvili — carry a low expected finish likelihood, built on two complete, durable fighters who know exactly what the other brings. The three fights below them on the main card skew the opposite way, with real knockout and finishing threats across the flyweight, heavyweight, and featherweight bouts. That mix is worth keeping in mind if you're deciding how early to tune in: the early main-card action has a reasonable chance of ending fast, while the two fights that matter most for the rankings are built to go the distance.

The takeaway: treat the 2:00 PM ET main-card time as the start of the broadcast, not a clock you can set a Volkanovski-Evloev watch party by. Tune in by early afternoon if you want the whole card, or plan to check in around 4:00 PM ET and treat the actual walkout time as a moving target that depends on how the four fights ahead of it play out.