UFC 333 live blog: Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov

Lone’er Kavanagh and Ramazan Temirov ahead of UFC 333 | Jeff Bottari, Zuffa LLC This is the UFC 333 live blog for Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov, the main card flyweight bout Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Kavanagh currently stands at No. 8 at 125 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rank

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This is the UFC 333 live blog for Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov, the main card flyweight bout Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Kavanagh currently stands at No. 8 at 125 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Temirov on the rise at No. 12.

It hasn’t been an easy road for Kavanagh (10-2), a top prospect out of the Cage Warriors promotion who has already faced some of the UFC’s toughest flyweight veterans. The 27-year-old shook up the rankings with a superb five-round decision win

over two-time UFC champion Brandon Moreno, but that victory is sandwiched between a knockout loss to Charles Johnson and a submission loss to Brandon Royval in his most recent outing. He now fights to hold on to his top 10 spot.

Temirov (20-3) is coming off of a powerful first-round knockout over one-time title challenger Steve Erceg this past July. He improved to 3-0 in the UFC, including a decision win over Johnson and another first-round finish over C.J. Vergara in his first octagon outing.

Check out the UFC 333 live blog for Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov below.

Preamble

We’re now in the flyweight division, and this one could have title implications for Temirov if he manages to secure his fourth straight victory in the UFC. For Kavanagh, it’s all about getting back to the winning column after tapping out to Brandon Royval earlier this year.