Dana White put an end to any speculation about UFC 333 moving venues, confirming the card stays put in Abu Dhabi on October 24 with two championship fights leading the Etihad Arena bill. White ruled out contingency plans entirely, and the promotion is building the show around a pair of title fights that look tight on paper.

According to odds breakdown, the featherweight title clash between Alexander Volkanovski and Movsar Evloev is considered a pick'em. Our own model agrees, giving the fight a 46 percent confidence read, essentially a coin flip. Volkanovski rates 1505 on our Elo across six bouts as he defends his belt once again.

White also left the door open on a welterweight matchup between Shavkat Rakhmonov and Michael Morales, addressing rumors around the title picture at 170 pounds. Morales sits at number three in the division and rates 1610 on our Elo through five fights, while Rakhmonov checks in at 1576 over three bouts.

Away from the Abu Dhabi card, Volkanovski used a sit down interview to make his case for one more big fight before he's done, a lightweight title superfight against Justin Gaethje. 'Let's do a superfight, lightweight title on the line and then we can both retire. Then, straight after that, let the division sort themselves out. Let's make that happen,' Volkanovski said.

Justin Gaethje last fought on June fourteenth, beating Ilia Topuria by TKO in the fourth round, and rates 1579 on our Elo across six bouts. Whether that superfight ever gets built likely hinges on how Volkanovski handles Evloev first.