UFC 288 Preview Show | Who Needs Main Event Win More — Aljamain Sterling or Henry Cejudo?

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🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Aljamain Sterling puts his UFC bantamweight championship on the line against Henry Cejudo in the former two-division titleholder's first bout in over three years in the main event of Saturday's UFC 288 event. With so many burning questions on both sides, the fight's intrigue continues to grow. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, and José Youngs get you ready for UFC 288 and discuss the Sterling vs. Cejudo main event, what is on the line besides championship gold, who needs the win more, where Cejudo would go with a loss, and more. Additionally, topics include the five-round co-main event between Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad, why the fight has created some mixed feelings amongst the team, other intriguing matchups, the low-key storylines and fights from the card, and much more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:10.0	Oh yeah!
0:14.0	Mixed Martial Arts.
0:16.0	Mixed Martial Arts.
0:18.0	How do we like a Martial Art?
0:20.0	We like the merch!
0:22.0	Yeah!
0:24.0	hype
0:26.0	We like to hear because the FC is back on pay-per-view. They are back in the garden states for UFC 280H, which goes down tomorrow at the crew.
0:36.0	In Newark, New Jersey, the banditly title is on the line between the current champ looking to further cement his legacy.
0:44.0	In a returning former two division champion looking to reclaim the title, he never lost in an actual fight.
0:51.0	That'll be the second of two high stakes, five round match-ups.
0:55.0	And we're going to talk about that in much more. So welcome you to the UFC 288 preview show.
1:00.0	We are live here on the M.A. Fighting.com YouTube channel. I am Mike Keck.
1:04.0	We have the great Hosney Youngs joining us from Phoenix, Arizona, along with my best friend, Alexander Kaylee.
1:13.0	Live in the Great White North.
1:16.0	Thumbs are up everywhere, and that's what we like to see.
1:19.0	Gentlemen, we are a day away from this card. There's a thumbs down from Jose.
1:24.0	And Jose, I want to start with you because I feel like this card, this main event between Al Jermain Sterling and Henry Zahuto, it's been growing on people.
1:33.0	More so for the questions and the intrigues surrounding it.
1:36.0	The majority on the Zahuto side, which we're going to talk about through the long lay-off and other things.
1:40.0	But to me, the initial first taste wasn't great.
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