- 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
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UFC Vacant Lightweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total9Main Event
155
5 x 5 | Pro -
UFC Strawweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total8Co-Main Event
115
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
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cancelled155 lbsHolloway Weight Cut Deemed Unsafe...
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fizzled155 lbsFailed UFC/Pettis Purse Negotiation
Honors & Awards
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Fight of the NightZabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak | $50,000 bonus to each fighter
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Performance of the NightJoe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher | $50,000 bonus to Gruetzemacher
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Performance of the NightEvan Dunham vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier | $50,000 bonus to Aubin-Mercier
Referees
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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)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
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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86%14%
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48%52%
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27%73%
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4%
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13%87%
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77%23%
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39%61%
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85%15%
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31%69%