UFC 288 is taking place on Saturday themed to the bantamweight title fight, but before the fights begin, join MMA Junkie’s Farrah Hannon for a preview here at 5 p.m. ET.
In the main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) takes on former two-division champ Henry Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who is coming out of retirement for his first fight in three years. In the co-feature, Gilbert Burns (22-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) fights for the third time so far in 2023, and the second time in five weeks, when he faces Bilal Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in a welterweight bout. The main center. In addition, former women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade (24-10 MMA, 15-8 UFC) meets Yan Xiaonan (16-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC).
UFC 288 takes place on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The main card airs on the following pay-per-views on ESPN and ESPN+.
The full assortment includes:
Main Card (pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champion Aljamain Sterling vs.
- Gilbert Burns vs. Bilal Muhammad
- Jessica Andrade vs. Yan Xiaonan
- Movsar Ivlov vs Diego Lopez
- Crone Gracie vs. Charles Jordan
Preliminary card (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Drew Dawber vs. Matt Frivola
- Devin Clark vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Rolando Bedoya vs Jose Williams
- Verna Jandiruba vs. Marina Rodriguez
Preliminary card (ESPN/ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Parker Porter vs. Braxton Smith
- Ikram Aliskirov vs. Phil Hawes
- Joseph Holmes vs. Claudio Ribeiro
For more information on the card, visit the MMA Junkie Event Center for UFC 288.