New Jersey, stand UP 🙌#UFC288
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takes over the @PruCenter
May 6th and we’re bringing a HUGE lightweight fight with
us!@CharlesDoBronxs
vs @BeneilDariush
🔥— UFC (@ufc)
March 7, 2023
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to the Prudential
Center in Newark, N.J., for its May 6 pay-per-view event.
UFC
288 will mark the promotion’s first event at the venue since
UFC on ESPN 5 on Aug. 3, 2019. That card saw Colby
Covington take a five-round verdict over Robbie
Lawler in the welterweight main event.
“I am thrilled to bring another massive pay-per-view to Newark,”
UFC President Dana White said in a release. “UFC has a long history
with New Jersey, which has played host to many huge fights in the
past. I can’t wait to rock Prudential Center with another
world-class UFC event.”
While the promotion did not announce a headliner for the event, a
bantamweight title tilt pitting Aljamain
Sterling against Henry Cejduo is
expected to serve as the evening’s featured bout. However, a
previously-reported matchup between lightweight contenders Beneil
Dariush and Charles
Oliveira was confirmed for the UFC 288.
“Newark is a vibrant city accustomed to hosting mega events that
help showcase our vitality, diversity, and zest for the best the
world has to offer,” Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said. “We
open our arms to UFC’s astounding athletes and the thousands of
fans in attendance who will experience how robust our city is in
entertainment and the arts. Millions of TV households worldwide
will also be ringside for this sports extravaganza and come away
knowing that the City of Newark is itself a worthy
destination.”