Rodriguez defending well, a bit of a stalemate here. Rodriguez rolls to her back and Jandiroba is now in half guard. Jandiroba slowly but surely advances and gets the back of Rodriguez. She’s got Rodriguez in the Khabib-like position. Round 1 – Jandiroba with an early takedown here. Records: Claudio Ribeiro (11-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Joseph Holmes (8-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)ĭivision: 189-pound catchweight (Holmes missed middleweight limit) Recap: Claudio Ribeiro pummels Joseph Holmes in prelims opener Joseph Holmes via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 3:21. Big ground-and-pound by Ribeiro! It’s over. He closes the distance and pins Holmes against the cage. Round 2 – Big shots by Ribeiro early here. MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Ribeiro. Ribeiro gets the back mount! Huge shots in the final seconds. Ribeiro with some shots, but no major damage. Huge leg kick by Ribeiro drops Holmes, but he gets right back up. Holmes reverses the position and he’s now pressing Ribeiro. Ribeiro uses that to press him against the cage. Round 1 – Holmes shoots a shot early, but comes up short. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporter Mike Bohn ( ) on Twitter. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 288 discussion thread. ET for the early prelims on ESPN+, 8 p.m. In the co-feature, Gilbert Burns (22-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) fights for the third time so far in 2023, and second time in five weeks, when he takes on Belal Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in a key welterweight bout.įollow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. In the main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) takes on former two-division champion Henry Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who is returning after a retirement of nearly three years.

The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. UFC 288 takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. – UFC 288 takes place Saturday and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results.

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