Will Evloev dethrone Volkanovski? UFC 333 preview featuring Keita and Gugnon
Full preview of UFC 333 with Evloev-Volkanovski, Keita-Pico and Gugnon analyzed in detail.
- Show : Aldric & Herbi of Jab Life, aired on October 22, 2026, 2:29:42.
- People discussed : Movsar Evloev, Alexander Volkanovski, Merab Dvalishvili, Petr Yan, Losene Keita, Aaron Pico, Noah Gugnon, Alex Pereira, Nassourdine Imavov, Alexander Volkanovski, Samba Sima, Ramazan Temirov, Arman Tsarukyan, Fernand Lopez, Kalim Mastouri.
- Topics : UFC 333, MMA preview, wrestling grappling, featherweight, Hexagone MMA, Abu Dhabi.
- Source : transcript of the show, 26 621 views on YouTube.
What is said in the show
Aldric Cassata and Herbi break down UFC 333 from Abu Dhabi. The main event pits Alexander Volkanovski, 38 years old and two-time champion, against Movsar Evloev, 20-0, the first challenger in history to earn a title shot without a single finish. The two hosts debate whether Evloev can wear Volkanovski down with his suffocating ground game over 25 minutes, and whether the champion still has the physical resilience at his age. The co-main event between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili is briefly covered, with concern raised over Yan's back surgery, eight hours under anesthesia. The show then analyzes Kavanagh-Temirov, Volkov-Kuniev, and Losene Keita facing Aaron Pico in a bid to crack the top 15. Noah Gugnon's second UFC fight against Cody Steel is previewed with close attention paid to Steel's leglock systems. The prelims are reviewed fight by fight. The episode closes with UFC news, including Alex Pereira's comments on a possible move back down to 205 lbs, an update on Nassourdine Imavov and his promised title shot, and a preview of Hexagone MMA 48 with Samba Sima vs. Leopold Goi in the main event.
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 2:30Commercial partnership NordVPN
- 5:50UFC 333: a fantastic card
- 10:30Evloev: the weapons to dethrone Volkanovski?
- 39:30Yan-Merab: extra info
- 46:45Breakdowns of Kavanagh-Temirov, Volkov-Kuniev and Keita-Pico
- 1:08:20Preview of the superb UFC 333 prelims
- 1:51:05Imavov and the title, Pereira hints at a move down: the news
- 2:17:50Hexagone MMA preview with Sima-Goi in the main event
Questions raised in the show
Aldric Cassata : « If he can ragdoll for 24 minutes and 59 seconds -- because you still need one second to touch gloves -- he's going to win the fight. » 14:59
Key moments
« If he can ragdoll for 24 minutes and 59 seconds -- because you still need one second to touch gloves -- he's going to win the fight. »
Aldric Cassata · at 14:59
« When I compete, I try to control what is going to happen in a fight, but for this fight specifically, there is one guarantee, and that is that I am going to go to the breaking point. »
un intervenant · at 20:47
« I think it's the first time in his UFC career run that he actually faces a guy whose win condition is to take it to the ground. »
Aldric Cassata · at 12:55
« He says the UFC had promised him either Gane or O'Malley, and that ultimately he didn't get that. His justification is that he's disappointed because he got Pavlovich, and Pavlovich is a harder fight than O'Malley. »
un intervenant · at 1:59:10
« Samba tells me in the interview, they called each other on the phone. Leopold told him: there's a girl from my neighborhood who prefers you, and it's driving me crazy. »
Aldric Cassata · at 2:18:37
