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The bad blood has been boiling, and on May 6, UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo will settle their score in the main event of UFC 288 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
In the co-main event, it's a pivotal clash in the welterweight division when top contenders Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad collide.
Returning to the Octagon for the first time since his May 2020 victory over Dominick Cruz, Cejudo is one of the most decorated athletes in combat sports with an Olympic gold medal in wrestling and bantamweight and flyweight world titles in the UFC. But on this Cinco de Mayo weekend, the proud Mexican-American will be in with the best bantamweight in the world in Sterling, the current titleholder who has won eight in a row, defeating Cory Sandhagen, Petr Yan and TJ Dillashaw along the way.
How do I stream UFC 288 on ESPN+?
The UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo Early Prelims kickoff Saturday, April at 6pm ET / 3pm PT in the United States on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. The Prelims air at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+ and the Main Card will air exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S. at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.
Who's fighting at UFC 288?
Main Card:
- Main Event: Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo
- Co-Main: Gilbert Burns vs Belal Muhammad
- Jessica Andrade vs Xiaonan Yan
- Movsar Evloev vs Bryce Mitchell
- Kron Gracie vs Charles Jourdain
Prelims:
- Drew Dober vs Matt Frevola
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Devin Clark
- Khaos Williams vs Ronaldo Bedoya
- Marina Rodriguez vs Virna Jandiroba
Early Prelims:
- Braxton Smith vs Parker Porter
- Phil Hawes vs Ikram Aliskerov
- Rafael Estevam vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Joseph Holmes vs Claudio Ribeiro
- Daniel Santos vs Johnny Munoz
What time does UFC 288 start?
United States
- Main Card: 10pm ET / 7pm PT on ESPN+
- Prelims: 8pm ET / 5pm PT on ESPN
- Early Prelims: 6pm ET / 3pm PT on UFC FIGHT PASS
United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
- Main Card: 3am GMT (Sunday) on BT Sport
- Prelims: 1am GMT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and BT Sport
- Early Prelims: 11pm GMT (Saturday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Central Europe (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Sweden)
- Main Card: 4am CET (Sunday) on:
- RMC Sport 2 (France)
- UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass (Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain)
- DAZN (Germany, Italy)
- Discovery+ (Netherlands)
- Eurosport (Spain)
- Polsat Sport (Poland)
- Viaplay (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)
- UFC FIGHT PASS (Switzerland)
- Prelims: 2am CET (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS, Discovery+ (Netherlands), RMC Sport 2 (France), and Eurosport (Spain)
- Early Prelims: 12am CET (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Finland
- Main Card: 5am EET (Sunday) on Viaplay
- Prelims: 3am EET (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
- Early Prelims: 1am EET (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Australia
- Main Card via PPV: 12pm AEST / 10am AWST (Sunday) on Main Event on Foxtel, Main Event on Kayo, Fetch TV and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
- Prelims: 10am AEST / 8am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and ESPN
- Early Prelims: 8am AEST / 6am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
New Zealand
- Main Card via PPV: 2pm NZST (Sunday) on SKY Arena, Sky Sports Now, Spark Sport and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
- Prelims: 12pm NZST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS, PRIME and ESPN
- Early Prelims: 10am NZST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Africa
- Main Card: 3am WAT / 4am SAST (Sunday) on SuperSport Action and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
- Prelims: 1am WAT / 2am SAST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and SuperSport Action
- Early Prelims: 11pm WAT (Saturday) / 12am SAST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, East Timor)
- Main Card: 10am HKT (Sunday) on Fox Sports, Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore), and UFC FIGHT PASS (Philippines & Singapore)
- Prelims: 8am HKT (Sunday) on Fox Sports and Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore)
Brazil
- Main Card: 11pm BRT on UFC Fight Pass
- Prelims: 9pm BRT on UFC Fight Pass
Iceland
- Main Card: 2am GMT (Sunday) on Viaplay
- Prelims: 12am GMT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
- Early Prelims: 10pm GMT (Saturday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
India
- Main Card: 7:30am IST (Sunday) on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and Sony LIV
MENA
- Main Card: 6am GST (Sunday) on AD Fight, Starzplay and UFC Arabia
- Prelims: 4am GST (Sunday) on ADM Sports 2, AD Fight, Starzplay, and UFC Arabia
- Early Prelims: 2am GST (Sunday) on ADM Sports 2, AD Fight, Starzplay and UFC Arabia
Pakistan
- Main Card: 7am PKT (Sunday) on Ten Sports
Rest of the World:
- Check UFC Fight Pass availability in your market
UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo took place live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on May 6, 2023. See the Final Results, Official Scorecards and Who Won Bonuses - and relive the action on UFC Fight Pass
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