The bantamweight title is on the line in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday night
The time for talk is over as a pair of heated rivals are set to throw down in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday night. UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling meets former two-division titleholder Henry Cejudo in the main event of UFC 288 after a heated week of back and forth trash talk.
The night also sees a pivotal matchup in the welterweight division when Gilbert Burns takes on Belal Muhammad in the co-main event. Burns, fresh off a decision win over Jorge Masvidal three weeks earlier, looks to maintain his spot as a No. 1 contender for the title now held by Leon Edwards.
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CBS Sports will be with you the entire way on Saturday bringing you all the results and highlights from the UFC 288 below. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV following preliminary bouts at 8 p.m. ET.
UFC 288 card and results
- Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Henry Cejudo, bantamweight title
- Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad, welterweights
- Xiaonan Yan def. Jessica Andrade via first-round knockout (punch)
- Movsar Evloev def. Diego Lopes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Charles Jourdain def. Kron Gracie via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Matt Frevola def. Drew Dober via first-round TKO (punches)
- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Devin Clark via second-round submission (guillotine choke)
- Khaos William def. Rolando Bedoya via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
- Virna Jandiroba def. Marina Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Parker Porter def. Braxton Smith via first-round TKO (punches)
- Ikram Aliskerov def. Phil Hawes via first-round knockout (punch)
- Claudio Ribeiro def. Joseph Holmes via second-round TKO (punches)
