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The HinduHenry Cejudo carried his young daughter to the podium and plopped her on his lap until she got restless and slithered off as Dad explained why he was breaking a three-year retirement to fight again inside a cage. Sort of how Cejudo says Aljamain Sterling has kept UFC’s 135-pound championship warm for him during his absence. Cejudo, the only person to win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC title, held that bantamweight crown when he abruptly retired in May 2020 after he successfully defended the championship against Dominick Cruz. FULL PREVIEW: UFC Read other UFC stories/results - HERE Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cedujo Aljamain Sterling Record: 22-3-0 Height: 170.18 cm Weight: 61.23 kg Reach: 180.34 cm Last five results: W-W-W-W-W 3 wins by knockout, 8 by submission Debut: 2011 Defending bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo Record: 16 - 2 - 0 Height: 162.56 cm Weight: 61.23 kg Reach: 162.56 cm Last five results: W-W-W-W-W 8 wins by knockout, nil by submission Debut: 2013 Aljamain Sterling - key stats Two successful title defenses in Bantamweight Division Joint-most wins in UFC Bantamweight division history - Joint-longest win streak in UFC Bantamweight division history - Henry Cejudo - key stats One successful title defense each of UFC Bantamweight and Flyweight titles Seventh multi-division champion in UFC history Fourth simultaneous multi-divisional UFC champion UFC 288 FULL FIGHT SCHEDULE Main card Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo - UFC bantamweight title bout Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns - Welterweight bout Jessica Andrade vs Yan Xiaonan - Women’s strawweight bout Movsar Evloev vs Diego Lopes - Featherweight bout Kron Gracie vs Charles Jourdain - Featherweight bout Prelims Drew Dober vs Matt Frevola - Lightweight bout Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Devin Clarkn - Light heavyweight bout Khaos Williams vs Ronaldo Bedoya - Welterweight bout Marina Rodriguez vs Virna Jandiroba - Women’s strawweight bout Early prelims Braxton Smith vs Parker Porter - Heavyweight bout Phil Hawes vs Ikram Aliskerov - Middleweight bout Joseph Holmes vs Claudio Ribeiro - Catchweight bout Cancelled Bouts of UFC 288: Daniel Santos vs. Johnny Munoz Jr. and Rafael Estevam vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov. The LIVE coverage of UFC 288 - Sterling vs Cejudo will begin on Sony Sports Ten 2 & Sony Sports Ten 2 HD channels at 7:30 am IST on 7th May 2023, Sunday.