Former UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will end his retirement from MMA in an attempt to reclaim the crown he never lost against current 135-pound champion Aljamain Sterling, who looks to prove “Triple C” is nothing more than a tiny relic of a bygone era. All that and so much more at UFC 288!
Event: UFC 288: “Sterling vs. Cejudo”
Date: Sat., May 6, 2023
Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ
Broadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+
Start Time: 6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card
UFC 288 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:
135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo
UFC 288 PPV Main Card On ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad (five rounds)
115 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Xiaonan Yan
145 lbs.: Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes (not Bryce Mitchell)
145 lbs.: Kron Gracie vs. Charles Jourdain
UFC 288 Prelims Card On ESPN/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola
205 lbs.: Devin Clark vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
170 lbs.: Rolando Bedoya vs. Khaos Williams
115 lbs.: Virna Jandiroba vs. Marina Rodriguez
UFC 288 Early Prelims Card On ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
265 lbs.: Parker Porter vs. Braxton Smith
185 lbs.: Phil Hawes vs. Ikram Aliskerov125 lbs.: Rafael Estevam vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov — CANCELED (details here)
185 lbs.: Joseph Holmes vs. Claudio Ribeiro135 lbs.: Johnny Munoz vs. Daniel Santos — CANCELED (details here)
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*
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