Completed MMA Event

UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta

UFC 223
  • Saturday 04.07.2018 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Barclays Center
  • Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Jimmy Smith
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $3,007,108.12
  • Attendance: 17,026
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 350,000 | TV Ratings: 892,000 avg. viewers (1.05M peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 9
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher   |   $50,000 bonus to Gruetzemacher
  • Performance of the Night
    Evan Dunham vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier   |   $50,000 bonus to Aubin-Mercier

Referees

  • Dan Miragliotta
    Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta (9)Lauzon vs. Gruetzemacher (5)Rodriguez vs. Clark (1)
  • Keith Peterson
    Namajunas vs. Jędrzejczyk II (8)Herrig vs. Kowalkiewicz (4)
  • Todd Anderson
    Kattar vs. Moicano (7)Dunham vs. Aubin-Mercier (3)
  • Rob Hinds
    Magomedsharipov vs. Bochniak (6)Evans-Smith vs. Rawlings (2)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 223 is closed for new predictions. 1,841 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 223 Leaderboard

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  • MMA Junkie : Former UFC champion Sean Strickland vents mental health struggles: 'I feel like I'm a danger to people'
  • MMA Mania : ‘I Am Not Able To Get A Job’
  • Middle Easy : Colby Covington Is Worried About Mike Tyson’s Health In Jake Paul Boxing Match: ‘He Shouldn’t Be Fighting Anymore’
  • Middle Easy : Francis Ngannou Doesn’t Remember Round Two Against Anthony Joshua, Claims Boxing ‘Owes Him Something’
  • Bad Left Hook : Tszyu vs Fundora for WBO and WBC belts, PPV undercard adds another title fight
  • MMA Junkie : Alexandre Pantoja: Steve Erceg good name but 'so lucky' to get UFC 301 title shot
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  • MMAFighting.com : Conor McGregor coach unsure why fighter remains un-booked, calls situation ‘weird’
  • MMA Mania : ‘Motherf—ker’s A Fakeass B—ch. Chito Sucks. F—k Him’
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  • MMA Junkie : Kamaru Usman: Belal Muhammad 'only thing that makes sense' for UFC champ Leon Edwards
  • Middle Easy : Robert Whittaker Lays Out ‘Picture Perfect’ Return Fight, Stance On Champ Dricus Du Plessis
  • MMAFighting.com : Francis Ngannou has ‘no regrets’ about Anthony Joshua fight: ‘I really don’t see a thing that I should have done different’
  • MMA Mania : ‘There’s No Denying’ Carmouche Is ‘Top Girl’ ... But ‘Don’t Underestimate’ Ditcheva
  • UFC.com : Main Event Spotlight | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
  • MMA Junkie : Chelsea Chandler: 'Week from Hell' led to UFC Fight Night 239 weight miss – complete with attempted home break-in
  • Middle Easy : Renato Moicano Slams Paddy Pimblett In Heated Response to Viral Call-Out: ‘The Guy is Delusional’
  • MMAFighting.com : Watch The MMA Hour with Ngannou, Vera, Whittaker, Kavanagh and Chou in studio, Cordeiro, and Melendez now
  • MMA Junkie : Arman Tsarukyan thinks Islam Makhachev trying to avoid him by wanting Dustin Poirier next