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Matt Erickson

UFC 288 predictions: Who’s picking Henry Cejudo to recapture title from Aljamain Sterling?

Sterling
vs.
Cejudo
Burns
vs.
Muhammad
Andrade
vs.
Xiaonan
Evloev
vs.
Lopes
Gracie
vs.
Jourdain
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
65-45

Cejudo
(61%)

Burns
(66%)

Andrade
(70%)

Evloev
(91%)

Gracie
(54%)
Matt Erickson
@MattE
71-39

Sterling

Muhammad

Andrade

Evloev

Jourdain
Nolan King
@mma_kings
70-40

Cejudo

Burns

Andrade

Evloev

Gracie
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
70-40

Sterling

Muhammad

Andrade

Evloev

Gracie
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
68-42

Cejudo

Burns

Andrade

Evloev

Jourdain
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
67-43

Sterling

Muhammad

Andrade

Evloev

Gracie
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
65-45
2014 Champion

Cejudo

Muhammad

Andrade

Evloev

Jourdain
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
63-47

Cejudo

Burns

Andrade

Evloev

Jourdain
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
-62-48
2018, 2022 Champion

Cejudo

Burns

Xiaonan

Evloev

Jourdain
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
61-49

Cejudo

Burns

Andrade

Evloev

Jourdain
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
60-50

Cejudo

Muhammad

Andrade

Evloev

Gracie
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
60-50
2017 Champion

Cejudo

Burns

Andrade

Evloev

Jourdain

The UFC is back on the East Coast this week with the bantamweight title up for grabs for an ex-champ coming out of retirement.

UFC 288 takes place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.

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