UFC 288 takes place Saturday headlined by a bantamweight title fight, but before the fights get underway, join MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun for a preview show right 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 second time in five weeks, when he takes on Belal Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in a key welterweight bout. Plus, former women’s strawweight champ Jessica Andrade (24-10 MMA, 15-8 UFC) meets Yan Xiaonan (16-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC).
UFC 288 takes place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
The full lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo – for bantamweight title
- Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad
- Jessica Andrade vs. Yan Xiaonan
- Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes
- Kron Gracie vs. Charles Jourdain
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola
- Devin Clark vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Rolando Bedoya vs. Khaos Williams
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Marina Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Parker Porter vs. Braxton Smith
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Phil Hawes
- Joseph Holmes vs. Claudio Ribeiro
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 288.