The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will head to Newark, New Jersey, for UFC 288, where Aljamain Sterling puts his undisputed bantamweight title on the line against the returning Henry Cejudo in the five-round headliner. Meanwhile, Kill Cliff Fight Club’s Gilbert Burns locks horns with former Titan Fighting Championship titleholder Belal Muhammad in the welterweight co-main event at 170 pounds.
Date, Time, Location for UFC 288
UFC 288 “Sterling vs. Cejudo” takes place on May 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The prelims start at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
UFC 288 ‘Sterling vs. Cejudo’ Tickets
Those in the Newark, New Jersey, area on May 6 can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster to see UFC 288 in person. The site offers seating options in a variety of price ranges, starting at $235.
Where to View UFC 288 Online
Anyone wishing to live stream UFC 288 “Sterling vs. Cejudo” online will need to buy an ESPN+ membership and purchase the pay-per-view for $79.99. The ESPN-owned streaming service has exclusive rights to UFC live streams, making ESPN+ the only way to view UFC 288 online or on television in the United States. The featured prelims can be viewed on ESPN + at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, while the early prelims can be seen on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, BT Sport is the lone broadcaster showing UFC 288 “Sterling vs. Cejudo” live in the United Kingdom. Coverage begins at 1 a.m. GMT. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC 288 online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.
UFC 288 Card, Odds
BetUS.com lists Cejudo as a slight -120 favorite for the headliner, with Sterling as a -110 underdog. In the co-main event, Burns is favored at -130, with Muhammad coming back at even odds.
Sterling enters the cage on an eight-fight winning streak. The 33-year-old Serra-Longo Fight Team mainstay last appeared at UFC 280, where he put away T.J. Dillashaw with punches in the second round of their Oct. 22 encounter. Sterling owns a 14-3 record in the UFC.
Cejudo, 36, steps out of retirement and straight into the spotlight at 135 pounds. The onetime Olympic gold medalist has not fought since he buried Dominick Cruz with a second-round knee strike and follow-up punches at UFC 249 nearly three years ago. Cejudo, who operates out of the Fight Ready camp, has compiled a 10-2 mark inside the Octagon.
UFC 288 “Sterling vs. Cejudo” also features a women’s strawweight tilt pitting Jessica Andrade (-220) against Xiaonan Yan (+175) and a pair of featherweight battles, as Movsar Evloev (N/A) confronts Diego Lopes (N/A) and Charles Jourdain (-180) tackles Kron Gracie (+150).
Lightweights anchor the eight-fight undercard, as Elevation Fight Team’s Drew Dober (-210) faces 2017 Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Matt Frevola (+165) at 155 pounds. The rest of the lineup: Kennedy Nzechukwu (-190) vs. Devin Clark (+155), Kalinn Williams (-320) vs. Rolando Bedoya (+240), Marina Rodriguez (-145) vs. Virna Jandiroba (+115), Parker Porter (-175) vs. Braxton Smith (+145), Ikram Aliskerov (-200) vs. Phil Hawes (+160), Claudio Ribeiro (-175) vs. Joseph Holmes (+145) and Daniel Santos (-190) vs. Johnny Munoz Jr. (+155).
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