{
  "id": 7151551,
  "title": "UFC Fight Night 288 post-event facts: Curtis Blaydes joins elite company at heavyweight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ufc-fight-night-288-post-event-facts-curtis-blaydes-joins-elite",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T18:40:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ufc-fight-night-288-post-184028085.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Curtis Blaydes secured a place among the elite heavyweights of the UFC with a decisive victory over Waldo Cortes Acosta at UFC Fight Night 288. Blaydes, who has 15 win in the division, landed a record-setting 70 takedowns during the bout. This win extends Blaydes' record of the most takedowns in UFC heavyweight history. The evening's main event saw Jean Silva end Jose Delgado's night with a third-round submission, further solidifying Silva's reputation as a stoppage specialist. The event drew an announced attendance of 16,928 and boasted a live gate of $4,436,470. Notable finishes included Brandon Moreno's first fight-night bonus and Tommy McMillen's second.",
  "summary": "Go inside the numbers in the aftermath of Noche UFC, where some sprinkles of history were made.",
  "key_points": [
    "Curtis Blaydes joins elite heavyweights with 70 takedowns",
    "Jean Silva ends Jose Delgado with third-round submission",
    "Event draws 16,928 attendees and $4.44M live gate"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}