Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev
Heavyweight
- Date
- Saturday, October 24, 2026. In 11 days
- Event
- UFC 333
- Main card
- 2:00 p.m. ET
- Venue
- Abu Dhabi, Etihad Arena
Tale of the tape
Alexander Volkov
40-11
Ranked No. 2 at heavyweight in the UFC. Beat Waldo Cortes Acosta by unanimous decision at UFC 328 in May 2026 and Jailton Almeida by split decision at UFC 321 in October 2025. Former M-1 Global champion and two-time winner of Bellator's heavyweight tournament.
Rizvan Kuniev
14-3-1 (1 no contest)
Ranked No. 7 at heavyweight in the UFC. Beat Jailton Almeida by unanimous decision in February 2026 and stopped Tyrell Fortune with knees in the third round in July. Former Eagle FC heavyweight champion.
Head to head
First meeting between them.
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Source: www.ufc.com. Checked: 2026-10-08.