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UFC 288 will take place this Sunday, May 7 (IST) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event will see Henry 'Triple C' Cejudo make his long-awaited comeback to the octagon against 135lb champion Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight belt. In UFC 288’s last-minute pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, former Welterweight title challenger, Gilbert Burns will lock horns with number four-seeded contender, Belal Muhammad in a five-round, 170-pound number one contender eliminator match.
Sterling (22-3) clinched the crown with a disqualification against Petr Yan at UFC 259. He then retained the title with a razor-thin split decision victory in his “No Mercy” rematch. Cejudo is coming off a three-year break, with his last appearance in the ring being when he defended his 135lb strap against Dominick Cruz.
UFC 288: Fight Card
Main card
Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo (UFC Bantamweight title)
Gilbert Burns vs Belal Muhammad
Jessica Andrade vs Yan Xiaonan
Movsar Evloev vs Diego Lopes
Kron Gracie vs Charles Jourdain
Preliminary card
Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Devin Clark
Khaos Williams vs Rolando Bedoya
Marina Rodriguez vs Virna Jandiroba
Early preliminary card
Braxton Smith vs Parker Porter
Phil Hawes vs Ikram Aliskerov
Rafael Estevam vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Joseph Holmes vs Claudio Ribiero
Daniel Santos vs Johnny Munoz Jr
When and where will UFC 288 take place?
UFC 288 will take place this Sunday, May 7 (IST) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Early Prelims will start at 3:30 AM IST. Prelims will be available at 5:30 AM IST and the main card will begin at 7:30 AM IST.
Where to watch the live telecast of UFC 288 in India?
One can watch the live telecast of all the UFC 288 action live on the Sony Sports network in India.
Where to watch the live stream of UFC 288 in India?
The live stream of the UFC 288 events will be available on Sony Liv, and Airtel TV app in India.
