Kavanagh-Temirov, Allen-Pico among new UFC 333 additions in Abu Dhabi

The UFC made its return to Abu Dhabi for a numbered event officially official Saturday with the announcement of two title fights.

But beyond the featherweight title fight between champ Alexander Volkanovski and challenger Movsar Evloev, and the co-main event bantamweight title trilogy between champ Petr Yan and ex-champ Merab Dvalishvili, the card is plenty deep.

Among the new additions the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 330 broadcast from Philadelphia are a key flyweight bout between contenders Lone'er Kavanagh and R. Temirov, a heavyweight banger between Alexander Volkov and Rizvan Kuniev and a featherweight fight between Arnold Allen and Aaron Pico.

In addition, a fight between former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes and Azamat Murzakanov is on tap, Abus Magomedov takes on Cam Rowston at middleweight, Nikita Krylov fights Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev at 205; and Grant Dawson takes on Nurullo Aliev in a lightweight matchup.

UFC 333 (Paramount+) takes place Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The UFC 333 lineup includes:

• Champ Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev – for featherweight title
• Champ Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili – for bantamweight title
• Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov
• Rizvan Kuniev vs. Alexander Volkov
• Arnold Allen vs. Aaron Pico
• Azamat Murzakanov vs. Dominick Reyes
• Abus Magomedov vs. Cam Rowston
• Nikita Krylov vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
• Nurullo Aliev vs. Grant Dawson

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Kavanagh-Temirov, Allen-Pico among new UFC 333 additions in Abu Dhabi