UFC 288 Sterling vs Cejudo
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 6, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's ninth visit to Newark and first since UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler in August 2019.[1]
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo (also 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling) is expected to headline the event.[2]
Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Nate Maness were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at the event.[3] However, Maness pulled out in early April due to injury and was replaced by Rafael Estevam, who was originally scheduled to fight two weeks earlier at UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes before an injury also took his opponent.[4]
A featherweight bout between Bryce Mitchell and Jonathan Pearce was scheduled for the event.[5] However, Pearce was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury.[6] He was replaced by Movsar Evloev.[7] Mitchell and Evloev were previously scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos in November 2022, but Evloev withdrew due to injury.[8]
A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush was expected to take place as the co-main event.[9] However, Oliveira withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.[10] The fight was later rescheduled and moved to UFC 289.[11]
Former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad are expected to compete in a five-round welterweight bout in the co-main event.[12]
Fight card
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vipin Raghuwanshi (2023-03-03). "Reported location for UFC 288, PPV heading back to Newark". itnwwe.com. https://www.itnwwe.com/mma/newark-reported-location-for-ufc-288/.
- ↑ Dan Hiergesell (2023-03-10). "Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo official for UFC 288 on May 6 in New Jersey". mmamania.com. https://www.mmamania.com/2023/3/10/23634879/aljamain-sterling-vs-henry-cejudo-official-for-ufc-288-in-new-jersey-espn-ppv-title-may-newark.
- ↑ Harvey Leonard (2023-03-11). "UFC matchmaking bulletin (3/6-3/11): featherweight returns for first fight since 2019". mmanews.com. https://www.mmanews.com/features/ufc-matchmaking-bulletin-featherweight-returns-for-first-fight-since-2019.
- ↑ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2023-04-10). "Rafael Estevam loses UFC Fight Night 222 opponent, now meets Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC 288". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-288-rafael-estevam-steps-in-vs-zhalgas-zhumagulov-fight-booking.
- ↑ Alex Behunin (2023-02-12). "Bryce Mitchell vs. Jonathan Pearce booked for UFC 288 on May 6". mmamania.com. https://www.mmamania.com/platform/amp/2023/2/12/23596300/bryce-mitchell-vs-jonathan-pearce-booked-for-ufc-288-on-may-6.
- ↑ Nolan King (2023-04-13). "Injury forces Jonathan Pearce out of UFC 288 bout vs. Bryce Mitchell". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-288-jonathan-pearce-injury-out-vs-bryce-mitchell.
- ↑ Nolan King (2023-04-15). "Movsar Evloev steps in to fight Bryce Mitchell at UFC 288 in Newark". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-288-video-movsar-evloev-vs-bryce-mitchell-newark.
- ↑ Damon Martin (2022-10-13). "Movsar Evloev out of upcoming main event fight against Bryce Mitchell on Nov. 5". mmafighting.com. https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/10/13/23403895/movsar-evloev-out-of-upcoming-main-event-fight-against-bryce-mitchell-on-nov-5.
- ↑ Tim Bissell (2023-02-21). "Charles Oliveira to fight Beneil Dariush at UFC 288". bloodyelbow.com. https://bloodyelbow.com/2023/02/21/charles-oliveira-to-fight-beneil-dariush-at-ufc-288/.
- ↑ Mike Bohn (2023-04-14). "Report: Charles Oliveira injured, out of UFC 288; Beneil Dariush fight postponed". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-288-charles-oliveira-injured-out-fight-beneil-dariush.
- ↑ Mike Bohn (2023-04-20). "Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush rescheduled for UFC 289 in Vancouver". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-289-charles-oliveira-vs-beneil-dariush-rescheduled-vancouver.
- ↑ Mike Bohn (2023-04-20). "UFC 288 adds Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad as short notice five-round co-headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-288-gilbert-burns-vs-belal-muhammad-booked-co-main-event.
- ↑ "UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 7 March 2023. https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-288.
