UFC 288
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 6, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
| UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 6, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's ninth visit to Newark and first since UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler in August 2019.[1]
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo (also 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling) is expected to headline the event.[2]
Fight card
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling (c) | vs. | Henry Cejudo | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | vs. | Beneil Dariush | ||||
| Featherweight | Bryce Mitchell | vs. | Jonathan Pearce | ||||
| Featherweight | Kron Gracie | vs. | Charles Jourdain | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | vs. | Yan Xiaonan | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Marina Rodriguez | vs. | Virna Jandiroba | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | vs. | Devin Clark | ||||
| Middleweight | Andre Petroski | vs. | Armen Petrosyan | ||||
| Flyweight | Nate Maness | vs. | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | ||||
| Welterweight | Khaos Williams | vs. | Rolando Bedoya | ||||
| Bantamweight | Daniel Santos | vs. | Johnny Muñoz Jr. | ||||
- For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
Announced bouts
- Lightweight bout: Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola[4]
- Middleweight bout: Claudio Ribeiro vs. Joseph Holmes[5]
References
- Vipin Raghuwanshi (2023-03-03). "Reported location for UFC 288, PPV heading back to Newark". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- Dan Hiergesell (2023-03-10). "Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo official for UFC 288 on May 6 in New Jersey". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- Nolan King (2023-03-16). "UFC 288 adds Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- Zdun, Hubert (2023-03-26). "Claudio Ribeiro kontra Joseph Holmes dodane do majowej karty UFC | MMAROCKS". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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