The UFC officially announced the fights during Saturday's UFC 330 broadcast, with Volkanovski's featherweight title defense against Evloev being marked as the main event for the Oct. 24 event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Volkanovski (28-4) seeks the second successful defense of his second reign, while Evloev finally gets his championship opportunity after going 20-0 in his pro career.

Yan (20-5) delivered arguably the best performance of 2025 when he defeated Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 to reclaim the bantamweight title, snap Dvalishvili's 14-fight win streak, and avenge a loss from their first meeting in 2023. “No Mercy†has now won four straight fights following a career-worst three-fight skid and looks to put the stamp on his rivalry with Dvalishvili.

For Dvalishvili (21-5), he is coming off of a well-deserved layoff after successfully defending his belt three times in 2025 before Yan foiled his attempt to become the first UFC fighter to record four successful defenses in a calendar year. Prior to that loss, Dvalishvili's seven-year unbeaten streak included victories over Yan, Jose Aldo, Sean O'Malley, Henry Cejudo, Umar Nurmagomedov, and Cory Sandhagen, among others.

All four headlining fighters hold spots in the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings, with Yan at 3, Volkanovski at 5 (tied with Tom Aspinall and Ilia Topuria), Dvalishvili at 8 (tied with Sean Strickland) and Evloev at 19.

Other main card bouts announced for the event include Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov, Alexander Volkov vs. Rizvan Kuniev, and Arnold Allen vs. Aaron Pico.

Several preliminary bouts are also now official, Dominick Reyes vs. Azamat Murzakanov, Abus Magomedov vs. Cam Rowston, Nikita Krylov vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev, and Grant Dawson vs. Nurullo Aliev.

UFC 333 takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 24.

After a brief retirement, Turner has returned to action with a renewed purpose and he showed that he's still one of the top lightweights in the world with his latest performance.

The fight ended after Fernandes threw an ill-advised spinning back fist and Turner quickly countered with a punch of his own followed by an uppercut that blasted the Brazilian and sent him down to the canvas. Turner continued unloading shots until referee Jason Herzog saw enough as Fernandes fell unconscious with the fight being stopped at 39 seconds into the opening round.

Turner has now won two fights in a row — both by knockout — and he's looking to get back into the lightweight top 15 now that he's sticking around.

“I would like to see a number next to my name again,†Turner said after his win. “I'd like to see it again.â€

Turner has always been a tough out for anybody in the lightweight division but in the past his grappling has fallen short in some of his bigger matchups. But on the feet, Turner is just as lethal as anybody at 155 pounds and he's continued to show that since returning from retirement.

After briefly retiring in 2025, Turner (15-9) returned to competition this past December with a fast first-round knockout of fan favorite Edson Barboza. It was the 11th career knockout for Turner, who has never won a fight via decision. At 6-foot-3, “The Tarantula†is one of the most imposing figures in the 155-pound division and he looks to string together consecutive victories for the first time since a five-fight win streak in 2022.

Fernandes (11-2) is one to watch at lightweight, having won three straight fights and five of his past six. He's collected a variety of kick finishes during this run, with a leg kick TKO over Harry Hardwick, and head kick and body kick knockouts that closed out his time with Legacy Fighting Alliance. Turner marks the biggest challenge of his young UFC career.

Check out the UFC 330 live blog for Jalin Turner vs. Kaue Fernandes below.

This bout was added to the main card just this week and it's a welcome addition. Jalin Turner is one of the most reliable fight finishers in the UFC and it's going to be fun (for us, anyway) watching Fernandes attempt to chop down the towering lightweight.

It's been a wild night for bettors, I imagine. Very glad I sat this one out.

We've got ourselves a toss-up here, with Turner a slight favorite at -122, and Fernandes the underdog at +104 per FanDuel.

Fernandes immediately opens up with a high kick that Turner has scouted. This could come down to one good shot and you get the sense both fighters know it. Fernandes whiffs on a spin kick and Turner counters with a left hand on the money. Turner has him badly rocked and he doesn't hesitate, punches in bunches to knock Fernandes out cold. Well, he knocked him out and brought him back a couple of times, it looks like. Brutal and fast finish.

Official result: Jalin Turner def. Kaue Fernandes via KO (punches) (R1, 0:39)

Asked who he wants to fight next, Turner just wants to fight someone who helps him get a number next to his name. He's been ranked before and seems to believe he's ready to make an earnest run to the top this time.