UFC 333 Start Time Forces West Coast Fans Awake At 7 AM

UFC 333 will force West Coast fans to set early alarms when the promotion heads to Abu Dhabi on Oct. 24.

Because the event takes place at Etihad Arena in the United Arab Emirates, the time zone shift pushes the early prelims to a 7 a.m. Pacific start, per MMA Mania. The late prelims begin at 9 a.m. Pacific, with the main card kicking off at 11 a.m. Pacific on Paramount+. East Coast viewers get a more forgiving 10 a.m. start for the early prelims.

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Volkanovski Defends Against Evloev In Abu Dhabi

The upside is that most fans will be wrapped by mid-to-late afternoon and still have Saturday night free. The main event features featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski defending his title against unbeaten contender Movsar Evloev.

In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Petr Yan faces former titleholder Merab Dvalishvili. The main card also includes Lone'er Kavanagh versus Ramazan Temirov at flyweight, Alexander Volkov against Rizvan Kuniev at heavyweight, and Aaron Pico meeting Losene Keita in a featherweight bout.

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UFC 333 streams exclusively on Paramount+ from Fight Island on Oct. 24.

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• MMA Mania — Rise and shine! West Coast fans are gonna hate the UFC 333 special start time