April 7, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. UFC 223 takes place on April 7th in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Al Iaquintastepped us as a late replacement to fight undefeated Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title in the main event. In the co-main event, Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk meet for the second time after Namajunas defeated Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 to win the women’s strawweight belt. Results below.
Main Card
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision [50-44, 50-43 x2]
Rose Namajunas def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk by unanimous decision [49-46 x3]
Renato Moicano def. Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision [29-28, 30-27 x2]
Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Kyle Bochniak by unanimous decision [29-28, 30-27 x2]
Chris Gruetzemacher def. Joe Lauzon via 2nd round TKO
Prelims
Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Felice Herrig by split decision [29-28, 28-29, 29-28]
Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Evan Dunham via 1st round TKO
Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Bec Rawlings by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Devin Clark def. Mike Rodriguez by unanimous decision [29-28, 30-27 x2]