UFC 333 results: Alexander Volkanovski smashes Movsar Evloev for second-round TKO to retain title

Alexander Volkanovski is timeless. Volkanovski, 38, predicted a time-defining performance at UFC 333. One that made it look like he had reverse-aged. Volkanovski lived up to that bold declaration, knocking out Movsar Evloev in the main event from Abu Dhabi to hand him his first career loss.

"I truly believe that after this fight, people will say that this is the best version of Alex they've ever seen," Volkanovski told Megan Olivi in the lead-up to Saturday's fight in Abu Dhabi. "I'm not saying that because I'm in my prime. I'm saying that because, stylistically, in the fight that I'll bring and he brings, I'll have that type of performance. People will say, 'Wow, I didn't expect that. Not at 38 years old.' I truly believe that."

Volkanovski's prediction was challenged in the first round. The champion and challenger fought a competitive round that had viewers and CBS Sports' staff split on the winner. The second round looked very different. Volkanovski found his timing approximately halfway through the round and never let up. He dropped Evloev with a right hand to the temple. The challenger responded well, but was dropped by an uppercut and left hand as the end of…

Original source: https://www.cbssports.com/