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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 | |
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| 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 2
02.22.2023 | 10:55 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 2252nd
"Never go down without a fight"
02.22.2023 | 12:50 PM ET
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 5217th
"For no particular reason beat up everyone"
02.22.2023 | 2:31 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 2252nd
Poster should be Dariush-Oliveira, it will sell more then Sterling-Cejudo
* Edited at 02.22.2023, 2:34 PM ET *
"Never go down without a fight"
02.22.2023 | 8:31 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 554th
02.22.2023 | 9:01 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 330 Points | Tied for 3445th
Did he get finishes?
Absolutely.
But both guys had him in a ton of trouble too, only thing is no one wanted to follow him to the mat.
Islam didn’t mind doing so and he got the W.
I think Dariush will dive right in on him if he drops him.
Much different matchup stylistically than Poirier and Gaethje.
"Yo quero MMA güey"
02.23.2023 | 3:50 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 1427th
I think whomever land first will win, This fight is going to be nuts
"Quack quack quack"
02.23.2023 | 5:48 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 733rd
Aljamain Sterling, TKO, R3
Please don't trash me, but I think I would have prefered Sterling vs O'Malley here. I know his last win was controversial, but at the very least he gave a close, competitive, back and forth war to arguably the best fighter of the division in ex champ Yan, and that is still way more deserving than being the little "vallet de chambre" of the Weed and Shrooms Mike Tyson Show for 3 lazy years. Well it can still be competitive, but who knows after all those years if Cejudo isn't coming back à la Dillashaw, with hided injuries and a diminished health...
Oliveira vs. Dariush
Charles Oliveira, SUB, R2
Charles Oliveira is not on the Michael Johnson / Paul Craig level (he is way more consistent at winning), but he is one of those fighters with huge strenghts (magnificent submission skills, Wild but underrated striking...), and huge weaknesses (his chin, his "toughness") at the same time. Even the more solid and consistent lightweight version was able to lose to a tough but very limited fighter in Paul Felder and was just one or two punches away from being finished by Gaethje, Poirier and Chandler ! I'm sure Dariush will hurt him as well, but does he have the killer instinct to close the show ? Like Makhachev, I'm sure he won't be afraid to go to the ground with Charles, but does he have the suffocating Daghestani blanquet style to dominate here ? I don't think so, but it will be a fascinating fight to watch.
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bout announced
Andre Petroski vs. Armen Petrosyan at 185 lbs (83.9 kg)
02.28.2023 | 3:59 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 3186th
Henry Cejudo, DEC
The return of the messenger i fully expect him to dominate aljamain sterling. I think cejudo has the grappling skills to not only negate the wrestling over sterling but out wrestle him bad we saw him out grappled by petr yan in round 4&5 of their rematch and cejudo wrestling is on another level compared to yan and his striking compared to sterling is way better sterling striking is doodoo. Unless this cejudo is a shell of his former self. Official Prediction Henry Cejudo Via Unanimous Decision 49-46. Maybe only losing round 1 i can see a 50-45 or a late round stoppage (4 or 5) for cejudo nice match up for the ufc.
Oliveira vs. Dariush
Charles Oliveira, TKO, R2
benny should be getting the title shot **** the ufc for that. Both guys are chinny charles gets knockdown and has great recover when benny gets knockdown hes usually out cold. If dont think benny has the power to KO charles cold but he does have the power to knockdown charles and if benny gets in his guard he could get subbed like he has before. Thats the only way i see charles getting benny in his guard cause i doubt he will be able to take benny down so this fight will be striking. And Striking for Striking i say charles has the very slight edge and power for power i also give it to charles slightly. Official Prediction Charles Oliveira by 2nd Round Knockout. Its gonna be a KO by a right cross.
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02.28.2023 | 5:53 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 686th
Aljamain Sterling, DEC
Hopefully, this is the end of Henry Cejudo's tired act.
Mitchell vs. Pearce
Bryce Mitchell, DEC
I think Bryce Mitchell gets back on track with a win.
Williams vs. Bedoya
Khaos Williams, TKO, R2
Khaos Williams better win this fight, if he doesn't, I think he might get cut.
Rodriguez vs. Jandiroba
Marina Rodriguez, DEC
If Rodriguez can keep it standing, she wins the fight.
bout announced
Devin Clark vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu at 205 lbs (93.0 kg)
03.01.2023 | 2:20 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 4493rd
Devin Clark, DEC
Kennedy got wrestled by Negumareanu, I think Clark should be able to do the same
03.02.2023 | 11:28 PM ET
Aljo Is ******
Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 3344th
Aside from pure spite, I also believe Henry is just the infinitely better fighter. While he’s been out of the game for awhile, and I do think it will affect his performance to a degree, he is undeniably one of the best karate users in MMA. He did a reverse GSP, going from a wrestling background and transitioning into one of the most dominant karate fighters in the span of less than a year. Not only is his striking far better than Aljo, there’s this little known fact that a lot of you might be unaware of…he has an Olympic gold medal.Is that ******* crazy or what?! Wonder why he’s so humble about it…?
Cejudo via R3 KO
* Edited at 03.02.2023, 11:29 PM ET *
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- paulopasta
03.03.2023 | 12:37 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 1432nd
03.03.2023 | 8:52 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 1432nd
bout announced
Jéssica Andrade vs. Xiaonan Yan at 115 lbs (52.2 kg)
03.03.2023 | 1:08 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 619th
bout announced
Kron Gracie vs. Charles Jourdain at 145 lbs (65.8 kg)
bout announced
Nate Maness vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov at 125 lbs (56.7 kg)
bout status update
Sterling vs. Cejudo Changed from Rumored to Confirmed
03.07.2023 | 9:52 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 1555th
"WANNANOW "
03.08.2023 | 12:14 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 4383rd
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03.08.2023 | 12:20 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 686th
03.08.2023 | 8:18 AM ET
03.08.2023 | 3:02 PM ET
Kron is ******
Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 3344th
Kron suffers from the same issue all his brothers suffer from when they tried MMA: Excellent Jiujitsu, mediocre or garbage in everything else. It’s like they just learn Kickboxing and Wrestling just because they have to, and not because they find the styles as efficient as Jiujitsu, which is 100% within the realm of possibility because the Gracie’s are infamous for being born and raised inside their own colons. If you asked a Gracie what 2 + 2 equals, he would give a wrong answer on purpose just so he could go through a series of mental gymnastics to convince you that 2 + 2 indeed equals 36. But hey, what do you expect from flat earthers?
Jourdain via R2 KO
03.08.2023 | 3:12 PM ET
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Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 3344th