- promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- title: “UFC 288“
- venue: Prudential Center, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
- date: May 6, 2023
FIGHTERS
- Brazil: Gilbert Burns, Jessica Andrade, Diego Lopes, Kron Gracie, Marina Rodriguez, Virna Jandiroba, Claudio Ribeiro
- Canada: Charles Jourdain
- China: Yan Xiaonan
- Jamaica: Aljamain Sterling
- Nigeria: Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Peru: Rolando Bedoya
- Russia: Movsar Evloev, Ikram Aliskerov
- United States: Henry Cejudo, Belal Muhammad, Drew Dober, Matt Frevola, Devin Clark, Khaos Williams, Braxton Smith, Parker Porter, Phil Hawes, Joseph Holmes
FIGHT RESULTS
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD
- Claudio Ribeiro defeated Joseph Holmes via technical knockout via punches at 3:21 of Round 2 at a catch weight of 189 pounds.
- Ikram Aliskerov knocked out Phil Hawes via punch at 2:10 of Round 1 in the middleweight division.
- Parker Porter defeated Braxton Smith via technical knockout via punches at 2:10 of Round 1 in the heavyweight division.
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Virna Jandridoba defeated Marina Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) after three 5-minute rounds in the women’s strawweight division.
- Khaos Williams defeated Rolando Bedoya via split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds in the welterweight division.
- Kennedy Nzechukwu defeated Devin Clark via technical submission via guillotine choke at 2:28 of Round 2 in the light heavyweight division.
- Matt Frevola defeated Drew Dober via technical knockout via punches at 4:08 of Round 1 in the lightweight division.
MAIN CARD
- Charles Jourdain defeated Kron Gracie via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) after three 5-minute rounds in the featherweight division.
- Movsar Evloev defeated Diego Lopes via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) after three 5-minute rounds in the featherweight division.
- Yan Xiaonan defeated Jessica Andrade via technical knockout via punches at 2:20 of Round 1 in the women’s strawweight division.
- Belal Muhammad defeated Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) after five 5-minute rounds in the welterweight division.
- UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling defeated his challenger Henry Cejudo via split decision (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) after five 5-minute rounds.
POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE
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