UFC 288: Smart Game Plan, Stand-Up Lead Charles Jourdain to Victory Over Kron Gracie
A highly anticipated featherweight match-up and clash of styles kicked off the UFC 288 Pay-Per-View card in Newark, NJ on Saturday. That fight saw the return of Kron Gracie, not seen in competition since 2019, against Canadian striker Charles...
UFC 288: Matt Frevola Drops Drew Dober with Right Hand, Secures TKO Finish
If there was a fight on the UFC 288 card that absolutely screamed "Fight of the Night" at the top of its lungs until hoarse, it was very much Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola. The lightweight match-up was exceptionally fan...
UFC 288: Kennedy Nzechukwu Chokes Out Devin Clark in Wild Scrap
Light heavyweights Kennedy Nzechukwu and Devin Clark looked to build momentum in their respective careers in a preliminary card collision at UFC 288 on Saturday. The fight found both men entering off wins (Nzechukwu off two). Clark had most recently...
UFC 288: Khaos Williams Takes Split Decision Over Debuting Rolando Bedoya
Welterweight Rolando Bedoya made his promotional debut at UFC 288 in Newark, NJ on Saturday, paired up with Khaos Williams on the preliminary card. A Fusion FC champ, Bedoya entered the fight on an eleven-fight win streak, likely the reason...
UFC 288: Virna Jandiroba Smothers Marina Rodriguez with Wrestling
Women's strawweight contenders Marina Rodriguez and Virna Jandiroba kicked off the televised prelims at UFC 288. The all-Brazilian match-up found Rodriguez looking to get back in the win column following a loss to Amanda Lemos, while Jandiroba most recently picked...
UFC 288: New Black Belt Parker Porter Stops Braxton Smith with Ground n’ Pound
Heavyweight Braxton Smith was among the debuting fighters at Saturday's UFC 288 in New Jersey, paired up with Parker Porter in his promotional debut. Smith, who made his debut in 2014, a loss to Chase Sherman, took the next eight...
UFC 288: Ikram Aliskerov Smashes Phil Hawes, Calls Out Bo Nickal
Dana White's Contender Series alum Ikram Aliskerov made his promotional debut at UFC 288, taking on Phil Hawes in an early preliminary card middleweight match-up. Aliskerov, a multi-time world champion in Sambo, entered the fight with a 13-1 record having...
UFC 288: Claudio Ribeiro Gets Near Finish in First, Stops Joseph Holmes in Second
The lone fighter to miss weight for UFC 288 kicked off the card on Saturday in Newark, NJ, as middleweight Joseph Holmes took on Brazil's Claudio Ribeiro. Missing the mark by three pounds, "Ugly Man Joe" was on thin ice...
ONE Fight Night 10: Demetrious Johnson Wins Decision, Closes Trilogy with Adriano Moraes
The rubber match between Demetrious Johnson, the consensus flyweight GOAT, and Adriano Moraes arrived Friday at ONE Fight Night 10. The pair's series to date was tied 1-1, with Moraes catching Johnson with a knee in their first meeting. "Mighty...
Roy Nelson Sleeps Dillon Cleckler with Crushing KO in Gamebred Bareknuckle Main Event
Odd as it might seem, Roy Nelson was considered a long shot by many in the Gamebred Bareknuckle main event in Sunrise, Florida on Friday. "Big Country," 46, was paired up with Dillon Cleckler, five his years junior and with...
