UFC 333: Volkanovski knocks out Evloev to retain featherweight title

Alexander Volkanovski secured a total knockout in the closing seconds of second round at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.Published On 25 Oct 202625 Oct 2026Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski has retained his featherweight title after making short work of Russia’s Movsar Evloev in the UFC 333 main event in Abu Dhabi.Volkanovski secured a technical knockout (TKO) with a right hand, followed by a ground-and-pound move in the closing seconds of the second round of their scheduled five-round fight on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Will Mbappe succeed in his relentless media push to win the Ballon d’Or?list 2 of 3Rybakina readies for title defence at Ningbo Open in final with Fernandezlist 3 of 3FIFA’s Infantino touts global re-election support amid resignation questionsend of listThe official time was 4:54, as the fight was called off with six seconds left to the jubilation of the Etihad Arena crowd in the United Arab Emirates capital.It was Evloev’s first professional loss and he remained classy in defeat.“Like I said, Alex is a great champion and it was an honour to share the cage with him,” Evloev said after the loss.Meanwhile, Volkanovski said he wants to keep stacking w...