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REPORT: JESSICA ANDRADE FACES YAN XIAONAN AT UFC 288

By David Tees on 3/4/2023 3:20 PM

A women’s strawweight division attraction has been added to UFC 288 according to Eurosport NL as #4 Jessica Andrade faces #6 Yan Xiaonan.

Andrade (24-10-0) has won three of her last four under the UFC banner, with those wins coming over Cynthia Calvillo, Amanda Lemos and Lauren Murphy. Andrade is a former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion, defeating Rose Namajunas to win the title at UFC 237. Andrade had previously challenged for the UFC Women’s Flyweight Title, losing to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261.

Xiaonan (16-3-0-1NC) has won just one of her last three in the UFC, with that lone win coming over Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night 211. Xiaonan has won just one of two when competing on UFC pay-per-view cards, with that single win coming over Angela Hill at UFC 238. Xiaonan has earned 16 wins as a professional MMA fighter and nine of those have come by way of decision.

UFC 288 takes place on Saturday, May 6 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey with Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.