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Petr Jan settled his trilogy bout with Merab Dvalishvili with a unanimous victory at UFC 333 to retain the bantamweight title as Abu Dhabi witnesses a fight-of-the-year contender. The champion took his time to get going, constantly forced to defend the relentless Georgian's takedown attempts across the first two rounds. A kick to the liver in Round 3 changed

Check out the matchups and expert predictions for both championship fights at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.

Merab Dvalishvili has tweaked his fight plan, while Yan has gone all-in on his. Which strategy will win out?

Abu Dhabi will host two title fights as the UFC returns to the UAE this weekend. Alexander Volkanovski puts his featherweight championship on the line while Petr Yan makes his first title defence as bantamweight champion. There are nine fights on the card at Etihad Arena. Below are our predictions for UFC 333. Main event Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar Evloev

Preview the two spectacular title fights at UFC 333 on October 24. Alexander Volkanovski faces Movsar Evloev, while Petr Yan takes on Merab Dvalishvili. Read More: https://punchng.com/ufc-333-volkanovski-vs-evloev-yan-vs-dvalishvili/

For a former UFC champion, the fighter with the most takedowns in company history and a man whose face is plastered across billboards around Abu Dhabi advertising UFC 333, Merab Dvalishvili hardly needed to introduce himself to the assembled media. He did it anyway. “Hello everybody. My name is Merab Dvalishvili.” The Georgian cut a suave figure in a brown t