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UFC 333 title fights confirmed after weigh-ins
UFC 333’s two title fights are confirmed after weigh-ins ahead of Saturday’s event at the Etihad Arena in Yas Island, United Arab Emirates.
Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will face Movsar Evloev, while bantamweight champion Petr Yan will meet Merab Dvalishvili.
Nicolle Caliari weighed 120.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the non-title strawweight limit.
Her opponent, Iasmin Lucindo, weighed 115 pounds, and their fight will still go ahead.
Caliari will forfeit 30 percent of her purse as a penalty.
The rest of the fighters made weight, leaving all bouts on the card intact.
The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, with the featherweight title fight closing the show.
Nicolle Caliari missed the strawweight limit by 4.5 pounds at the UFC 333 weigh-ins.
Her fight against Iasmin Lucindo will still go ahead, with Caliari forfeiting 30 percent of her purse.
Caliari weighed 120.5 pounds, while Lucindo weighed 115 pounds.
The weigh-ins took place ahead of UFC 333, scheduled for October 24 at the Etihad Arena in Yas Island, United Arab Emirates.
The two title fights were also confirmed after both fighters in each bout made weight.
- Who
- Nicolle Caliari and Iasmin Lucindo.
- What
- Their UFC 333 fight will go ahead despite Caliari missing weight by 4.5 pounds. Caliari will forfeit 30 percent of her purse.
- When
- The weigh-ins were reported on October 23, 2026; the fight is scheduled for October 24.
- Where
- Etihad Arena in Yas Island, United Arab Emirates.
- Why
- Not stated.
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UFC 333 weigh-ins were completed, with Caliari weighing 120.5 pounds and Lucindo weighing 115 pounds.
UFC 333 is scheduled to take place at the Etihad Arena in Yas Island, with Caliari’s fight against Lucindo set to go ahead.
- Caliari's weigh-in
- 120.5 pounds
- Lucindo's weigh-in
- 115 pounds
- Weight miss
- 4.5 pounds
- Penalty
- 30 percent of Caliari's purse
- Event date
- October 24, 2026
- Venue
- Etihad Arena, Yas Island, United Arab Emirates