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01.25.2023 | 12:22 PM ET

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UFC 288
  • 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
  • Promotion Links:
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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

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CheckLeftHook
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05.06.2023 | 11:03 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 395 Points   |   Tied for 2166th

BJJ dudes love those jumping guillotines 

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Erison
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05.06.2023 | 11:03 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points   |   Tied for 733rd

Lopes is making for a lot of drama, but Evloev is winning all of the in-between time with striking, takedowns, generalship. 
CrimsonChinGuru
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05.06.2023 | 11:04 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 1620th

If judges counted submissions It'd be 10-9 Lopes Round 1 but they favor control time over submissions.

So 20-18 Movsar

* Edited at 05.06.2023, 11:04 PM ET *

"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."

2023.05.06 11:05 PM ET

Round 3 In Progress

Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes
Mothswords
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05.06.2023 | 11:05 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 619th

1-1. I'd love to see lopes on a full camp 
KyleH
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05.06.2023 | 11:05 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points   |   Tied for 2885th

Close to a 10-8 there

"There's 3 things in life that excite me. A woman, of course. Dinosaurs, and the violence of the Octagon" - GSP

Jbustan
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05.06.2023 | 11:05 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 530 Points   |   Tied for 322nd

20-18 Evloev no more submission threat
KyleH
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05.06.2023 | 11:06 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points   |   Tied for 2885th

The music lmfao

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gliese58i
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05.06.2023 | 11:07 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points   |   Tied for 482nd

Long hair is never gonna look good to the judges being visibly rocked by punches like that and sending the hair flying.

"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

houdini199x
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05.06.2023 | 11:07 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 545 Points   |   Tied for 227th

Yea the majority of you guys on here are bias lol

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Erison
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05.06.2023 | 11:07 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points   |   Tied for 733rd

I definitely want to see Lopes again though. 
Jbustan
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05.06.2023 | 11:08 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 530 Points   |   Tied for 322nd

Time to end it with gnp
perfection
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05.06.2023 | 11:09 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 4220th

I mean, yeah.  We're fans not commentators or rankers. Who cares if we're bias?
perfection
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05.06.2023 | 11:10 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 4220th

So now 2 of 3 rounds have almost been ended by Lopes.  Hmm, scoring might be crazy
ModestMan
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05.06.2023 | 11:10 PM ET

Predictions: 2 of 4 Winners, 2 Perfect, 150 Points   |   Tied for 4959th

Lopes is a problem with a full camp

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CheckLeftHook
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05.06.2023 | 11:10 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 395 Points   |   Tied for 2166th

apparently you can grab the fence tonight and the refs will just paw at your hand 

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2023.05.06 11:10 PM ET

Judges Tallying

Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes
Mothswords
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05.06.2023 | 11:10 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 619th

Damn that could be 2-1 lopes
gliese58i
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05.06.2023 | 11:11 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points   |   Tied for 482nd

The UFC really wants Evloev to lose at some point so they can sideline him from the title contention picture. 0% finish rate is not a good selling point.
Also a lot of people don't want to fight him. So he's left in limbo career -wise.

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poopypicks
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05.06.2023 | 11:11 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 305 Points   |   Tied for 3745th

Never in my life have i seen a fighter that gets himself in such bad positions all the time and NEVER got subbed. Evloev is such a unique and strange dude jfc 

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ModestMan
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05.06.2023 | 11:11 PM ET

Predictions: 2 of 4 Winners, 2 Perfect, 150 Points   |   Tied for 4959th

Sheesh

"WMMA = 50/50 no matter the odds"

GreenTeaEnthusiast
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05.06.2023 | 11:11 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points   |   Tied for 2252nd

Lopes could be ranked. Genuinely could see a 29-28 Lopes here with the judges tonight.

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