• promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
• title: “UFC 288“
• venue: Prudential Center, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
• date: May 6, 2023

FIGHTERS

1. Brazil: Gilbert Burns, Jessica Andrade, Diego Lopes, Kron Gracie, Marina Rodriguez, Virna Jandiroba, Claudio Ribeiro
2. Canada: Charles Jourdain
3. China: Yan Xiaonan
4. Jamaica: Aljamain Sterling
5. Nigeria: Kennedy Nzechukwu
6. Peru: Rolando Bedoya
7. Russia: Movsar Evloev, Ikram Aliskerov
8. 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

1. Claudio Ribeiro defeated Joseph Holmes via technical knockout via punches at 3:21 of Round 2 at a catch weight of 189 pounds.
2. Ikram Aliskerov knocked out Phil Hawes via punch at 2:10 of Round 1 in the middleweight division.
3. Parker Porter defeated Braxton Smith via technical knockout via punches at 2:10 of Round 1 in the heavyweight division.

PRELIMINARY CARD

1. 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.
2. Khaos Williams defeated Rolando Bedoya via split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds in the welterweight division.
3. Kennedy Nzechukwu defeated Devin Clark via technical submission via guillotine choke at 2:28 of Round 2 in the light heavyweight division.
4. Matt Frevola defeated Drew Dober via technical knockout via punches at 4:08 of Round 1 in the lightweight division.

MAIN CARD

1. Charles Jourdain defeated Kron Gracie via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) after three 5-minute rounds in the featherweight division.
2. Movsar Evloev defeated Diego Lopes via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) after three 5-minute rounds in the featherweight division.
3. Yan Xiaonan defeated Jessica Andrade via technical knockout via punches at 2:20 of Round 1 in the women’s strawweight division.
4. Belal Muhammad defeated Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) after five 5-minute rounds in the welterweight division.
5. 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