UFC 288 Embedded: Cejudo would be a nice notch on the belt
In UFC 288 Embedded Episode 3, champ Aljamene Sterling does media in NYC. Gilbert Burns Pack. Henry Cejudo checks in for fight week. Belal Muhammad makes his way to the East Coast. And Elzo counters it with a snowball fight.
aljamen sterling Win over current UFC Bantamweight Champion, but former two-division title holder henry cejudo cementing his legacy as one of the greatest champions the promotion has ever produced.
Cejudo, on the other hand, is returning from nearly three years of retirement and is trying to do only Georges St-Pierre Have done. He is to retire with the belt and then return to win another championship.
Gilbert Burns Is making a rapid return to the Octagon after dominating Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287 just over a month ago. He competes with fellow welterweight contender Belal Muhammad, The winner should have a title shot for their next bout, possibly waiting for Colby Covington to get another crack at the belt first.
The UFC 288 fight card also includes a decisive strawweight bout between Jessica Andrade and Yan Xiaonan.
UFC 288: When, Where, What!
UFC 288 takes place on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, headlined by a bantamweight championship bout between current champion Aljamene Sterling and former two-division titleholder Henry Cejudo. The short-notice welterweight battle between Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns takes the UFC 288 co-main event slot.
UFC 288 Embedded, Episode 3
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UFC 288: Aljamene Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
ufc 288 main card
- Main Event – Bantamweight Championship: Aljamene Sterling (c) vs Henry Cejudo
- Welterweight: Belal Muhammad vs. Gilbert Burns
- Women’s Strawweight: Jessica Andrade vs. Yan Xiaonan
- Featherweight: Movsar Avlov vs. Diego Lopes –
Bryce MitchellOutside - Featherweight: Krone Gracie vs. Charles Jourdain
ufc 288 preliminary card
- Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola
- Light Heavyweight: Kennedy Nchukwu vs. Devin Clarke
- Welterweight: Khaos Williams vs. Rolando Bedoya
- Women’s Strawweight: Marina Rodriguez vs. Virna Jandiroba
UFC 288 Early Prelims Card
- Heavyweight: Braxton Smith vs. Parker Porter
- Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Ikram Eliskerov
- Flyweight: Rafael Estevem vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Middleweight: Joseph Holmes vs. Claudio Ribeiro
- Bantamweight: Daniel Santos vs. Johnny Munoz Jr.
