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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
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- Saturday 05.06.2023 at 06:30 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Prudential Center
- Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $5,182,210
- Attendance: 17,559
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Aljamain Sterling defeats Henry Cejudo via Decision, Split | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Belal Muhammad defeats Gilbert Burns via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Xiaonan Yan defeats Jéssica Andrade via KO/TKO, Counter Right | 2:20 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Movsar Evloev defeats Diego Lopes via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Charles Jourdain defeats Kron Gracie via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Matt Frevola defeats Drew Dober via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes | 4:08 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Kennedy Nzechukwu defeats Devin Clark via Submission, Standing Guillotine Choke | 2:28 Round 2 of 3, 7:28 Total Bout Page | |
| Khaos Williams defeats Rolando Bedoya via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Virna Jandiroba defeats Marina Rodriguez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Parker Porter defeats Braxton Smith via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 2:10 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Ikram Aliskerov defeats Phil Hawes via KO/TKO, Right Cross | 2:10 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Claudio Ribeiro defeats Joseph Holmes via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 3:21 Round 2 of 3, 8:21 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 17
05.01.2023 | 3:52 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 482nd
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
05.01.2023 | 4:10 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 1620th
When has Jospeh Holmes wrestled anybody? Sure he has Jiu Jitsu but literally 0 wrestling takedowns or skills.
* Edited at 05.01.2023, 4:11 PM ET *
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
05.01.2023 | 4:24 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 1879th
Henry Cejudo, DEC
Gonna be one of the easiest fight of Cejudo's Career
Muhammad vs. Burns
Belal Muhammad, DEC
Burns gonna gas beyond round 2 and get dominated
Evloev vs. Mitchell
Movsar Evloev, SUB, R3
Gonna be another humiliating loss for this ****** redneck, Movsar gonna absolutely batter him
Gracie vs. Jourdain
Charles Jourdain, TKO, R1
Ring rust
Dober vs. Frevola
Drew Dober, TKO, R1
Great matchup
Clark vs. Nzechukwu
Kennedy Nzechukwu, TKO, R3
Domination
Williams vs. Bedoya
Khaos Williams, TKO, R2
Khoas is an animal
Porter vs. Smith
Braxton Smith, DEC
Another pathetic hw fight, also how tf his Porker a Favourite?
Aliskerov vs. Hawes
Ikram Aliskerov, SUB, R1
Another Kimura win for Ikram
Holmes vs. Ribeiro
Claudio Ribeiro, TKO, R1
Holmes sucks
"Don't let him Bully you son "
05.01.2023 | 4:35 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 7 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 3925th
Cejudo TKO, R2
I believe Cejudo will nullifie Sterling wrestling and keep the fight on the feet i can see Cejudo having sucess with his strikings and find a TKO R2.
Muhammad vs. Burns
Muhammad TKO, R4
Muhammad has improved his strikings with a really nice jab and with some smooth moovements on the feets, i believe Muhammad will have sucess here with his jab finding some greats shots, Gilbert is really tought but against this kind of fighting stlyle that Muhammad posses Gilbert will have some issues like he had against Kamaru Usman by being jab to the death and in this kind of matchup there is no where to go for Gilbert.
Andrade vs. Yan
Yan DEC
Andrade will brawl and Yan will sting like a bee, i believe Yan will nullifie Andrade wrestling since Yan has improved a lot with her takedown defence thanks to team Faber and i can see Yan getting the decision here not a easy fight for Yan but she will get it done by landing more shots and by having goods moovements on her feets.
Evloev vs. Mitchell
Mitchell DEC
I see a lot of people picking Evloev here and i understand why but i believe Mitchell might outwork Evloev and done just a bit more to get a close decision or even a split, Evloev might win the first round of the fight but i can see Mitchell getting the 2 last rounds by outworking him, close fight here the odds should be closer they are not because of Mitchell last fight against Topuria but Topuria would have done the same things to Evloev and literraly expose him any where the fight goes.
Gracie vs. Jourdain
Jourdain DEC
Im kind of split here Jourdain is a less better version of swanson in therm of skills and Gracie wasnt that bad against swanson he just got beat by a better mma fighter, here Jourdain might have the advantage but i hope he can defend Gracie takedown i believe he can since Gracie takedown isnt good but who know maybe with thoses 3 years off he has been working his wrestling but i dont think so.
* Edited at 05.01.2023, 4:50 PM ET *
05.01.2023 | 4:43 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 897th
* Edited at 05.01.2023, 4:47 PM ET *
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.01.2023 | 4:49 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 897th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.01.2023 | 5:17 PM ET
Gliese, Ayy, Andrew
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 4330th
And Drew Dober?
"Positivity is a positive"
05.01.2023 | 5:21 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 4330th
"Positivity is a positive"
05.01.2023 | 5:31 PM ET
Rah123
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 2501st
"Nothing can stop me , absolutely nothing . I am bulletproof . P.S. Notorious Conor McGregor"
05.01.2023 | 5:35 PM ET
Rah123
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 2501st
"Nothing can stop me , absolutely nothing . I am bulletproof . P.S. Notorious Conor McGregor"
05.01.2023 | 6:06 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 1879th
"Don't let him Bully you son "
05.01.2023 | 6:06 PM ET
Rah
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 1964th
I'm picking Williams but wouldn't be too confident.
Most confident bet for me is Aliskerov + Belal/Burns O1.5 + Evloev/Mitchell 01.5 I think.
* Edited at 05.01.2023, 6:12 PM ET *
05.01.2023 | 6:14 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 1964th
05.01.2023 | 6:18 PM ET
Trubinho and Andrew
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 4330th
"Positivity is a positive"
05.01.2023 | 6:23 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 2382nd
main - over 1.5
co main - over 1.5
evloev vs mitchell - over 1.5
estevam vs zhalgas - over 1.5 potentially
MLs are unplayable here IMO unless you're shooting for underdogs (admittedly there is value in khaos, evloev and aliskerov MLs but i'm not overly confident about any of those)
* Edited at 05.01.2023, 6:39 PM ET *
05.01.2023 | 6:25 PM ET
Dober vs Frevola
Ikram is by far my most confident look betting wise. I cannot see a world where Hawes can win that fight unless he cracks him early and Ikram would have to be a complete ****** to allow that.
* Edited at 05.01.2023, 6:29 PM ET *
"Sir, ARE you ready? Sir, ARE you ready? FIGHT!!!"
05.01.2023 | 6:53 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 897th
I think Frevola is a very dangerous dog here. I think he’s gonna wrestle when everyone is expecting him to stand and trade w dober
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.01.2023 | 7:00 PM ET
I like it.
Predictions: 2 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 100 Points | Tied for 5033rd
05.01.2023 | 7:23 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 897th
He has solid fundamentals & also likes to mix in flying knees, but people forget that hawes is actually a really good striker who also has really strong power. Now of course the issue with hawes is that he has a glass jaw; he can be winning every second of the fight but one solid punch and he’s on shaky legs.
Tl;dr Ikram should win, but I would be hasty going big on him since he may have to fight standing, where he is far from his best self. Again, not that he can’t win on the feet, but hawes definitely has the striking advantage by quite a bit
* Edited at 05.01.2023, 7:24 PM ET *
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.01.2023 | 7:41 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 1427th
I was picking Hawes, But just that makes me want to swich my pick
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