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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
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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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Bigbag
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05.06.2023 | 11:32 PM ET

Yan is just better technically Andrade isn’t good against fighters with footwork 
perfection
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05.06.2023 | 11:32 PM ET

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

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Bigbag
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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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

Wow horrible stoppage... Ribeiro needs to go back to the minor leagues

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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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

Andrade just too reckless 

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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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

Show me that stoppage again I dare you
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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 1274th

No ******* way!

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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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

No way. That stoppage was too early

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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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

Damn Yan looked sharp

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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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

Ok from his pov he ate some CLEAN hammer fists... No complaints

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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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

Lul

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perfection
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05.06.2023 | 11:33 PM ET

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

Horrible
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05.06.2023 | 11:34 PM ET

:((

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 3186th

Jess :(( 

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05.06.2023 | 11:34 PM ET

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

Karolina sends her regards 

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Latrel Dog
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05.06.2023 | 11:34 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 430 Points   |   Tied for 1432nd

Yan looked amazing, but that stoppage was way too early ngl
Noxx
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05.06.2023 | 11:34 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 1673rd

Yan looked amazing. Those lowkicks and straight punches were money before she got that KO

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Mothswords
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05.06.2023 | 11:34 PM ET

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

Andrade looked terrible. She was second guessing the entire time 
OldNick
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05.06.2023 | 11:34 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 395 Points   |   Tied for 2175th

Andrade looking like later day Wanderlei. Learn the jab.

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GreenTeaEnthusiast
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05.06.2023 | 11:34 PM ET

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

Amazing win honestly. Yan is an interesting contender. She's a systemati very striker and that fight with Weili is primed right now
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05.06.2023 | 11:35 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 190 Points   |   Tied for 4826th

Every now and then you think you know mma and then this happens
 Amazing fight All china Main event next

* Edited at 05.06.2023, 11:36 PM ET *

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