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UFC 288 event will be UFC’s sixth PPV event in 2023. The event will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, on May 6, 2023. Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo fight for Bantamweight Championship is the main event.
EVENT NOTES
The bout for UFC Bantamweight Championship between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo was earlier rumored for UFC 287 PPV. However, the bout was later announced by Sterling for this event. UFC confirmed this bout as the main event via a press release on March 8, 2023.
The event will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, as first revealed by writer & podcaster Ryan Fredericks. UFC confirmed the location via press release on March 8, 2023. It will be the first UFC PPV in Newark since UFC 169 in February 2014, and the first UFC event since 2019.
Charles Oliveira vs Beniel Dariush bout was earlier announced as the co-main event. However, an injury to Oliveira pushed the bout to UFC 289 PPV instead. With the card suddenly appear weaker, UFC arranged a new co-main event between Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad, which will be a welterweight bout.
Rafael Estevam was supposed to face Carlos Candelario at UFC Vegas 71. After Candelario pulled out of his fight and Nate Maness pulled out of UFC 288, Maness’ opponent Zhalgas Zhumagulov was booked against Estevam.
Bryce Mitchell was initially booked to face Jonathan Pearce at this event. Pearce pulled out of the event due to injury and was replaced by Movsar Evloev. Just 5 days before the event, Mitchell also pulled out of the bout due to a back injury. Deigo Lopes agreed to face Evloev with 5-days notice in his UFC debut.
UFC 285 Early prelims Card
- Heavyweight – Braxton Smith vs. Parker Porter
- Middleweight – Phil Hawes vs. Ikram Aliskerov
- Catchweight – Joseph Holmes vs. Claudio Ribeiro
UFC 285 Preliminary Card
- Lightweight – Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola
- Light Heavyweight – Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Devin Clark
- Welterweight – Khaos Williams vs. Ronaldo Bedoya
- Women’s Strawweight – Marina Rodriguez vs. Virna Jandiroba
UFC 285 Main Card
- Bantamweight – Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Henry Cejudo
- Welterweight – Belal Muhammad vs. Gilbert Burns
- Women’s Strawweight – Jéssica Andrade vs. Yan Xiaonan
- Featherweight – Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes
- Featherweight – Kron Gracie vs. Charles Jourdain
UFC 288 Info:
- Show: UFC 288 Sterling vs. Cejudo
- Date and Time: Saturday, May 6, 2023 / 10 PM EST – 7 PM PT
