UFC 288 Fight Card: Prediction & Preview, Date & Location, Tickets, Poster, Odds, Start Time

Here is the full match card and everything you need to know about UFC 288 which will take place on May 6, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The upcoming event holds significant importance for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as it will mark the promotion's ninth visit to Newark and its first since UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler back in August 2019.



Headlining the event is a highly anticipated UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between reigning champion Aljamain Sterling and former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion, as well as a 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, Henry Cejudo.

Initially, Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Nate Maness were scheduled to face off in a flyweight bout, but in early April, Maness had to withdraw from the bout due to injury. To fill the void, Rafael Estevam stepped in to take his place, who himself had suffered a setback two weeks prior at UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes when his opponent pulled out due to injury.

Meanwhile, a featherweight clash between Bryce Mitchell and Jonathan Pearce was slated for the event, but Pearce had to withdraw from the fight due to an injury. However, Movsar Evloev was quick to step in as his replacement, following a similar injury-induced withdrawal when the two were set to headline UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos in November 2022.



Originally planned as the co-main event, a lightweight bout featuring former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush was expected to electrify fans. Sadly, Oliveira had to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed injury, but the fight was later rescheduled and moved to UFC 289.

Finally, the co-main event features former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns, pitted against Belal Muhammad in a grueling five-round welterweight bout.

UFC 288 Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship



UFC 288 Date: May 6, 2023

UFC 288 Venue: Prudential Center

UFC 288 City: Newark, New Jersey, United States





UFC 288 Start Time

What time does UFC 288 start in United States?

-Main Card: 10pm ET / 7pm PT on ESPN+

-Prelims: 8pm ET / 5pm PT on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes

-Early Prelims: 6pm ET / 3pm PT on UFC FIGHT PASS

What time does UFC 288 start in Canada?

-Main Card: 10pm ET / 7pm PT on BELL, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass

-Prelims: 8pm ET / 5pm PT on TSN and RDS

-Early Prelims: 6pm ET / 3pm PT on UFC FIGHT PASS

What time does UFC 288 start in UK?

-Main Card: 3am BST (Sunday) on BT Sport

-Prelims: 1am BST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and BT Sport

-Early Prelims: 11pm BST (Saturday) on UFC FIGHT PASS

What time does UFC 288 start In Australia?

-Main Card: 12pm AEST / 10am AWST (Sunday) on Main Event, Fetch TV, Kayo and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass

-Prelims: 10am AEST / 8am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS, ESPN and ESPN on Kayo

-Early Prelims: 8am AEST / 6am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS

What time does UFC 288 start In 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

What time does UFC 288 start In India?

-Main Card: 7:30 am IST (Sunday) on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and Sony LIV

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