A heavyweight bout has been added to the UFC pay-per-view occasion in Might.
At UFC 288 on Might 6 in Newark, N.J., Parker Porter (13-8 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is anticipated to welcome promotional newcomer Braxton Smith (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), pending bout finalization.
Two folks with information of the matchup not too long ago knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the focused reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Porter, 37, seems to rebound from back-to-back first-round end defeats to Jailton Almeida and Justin Tafa. The 2-fight skid snapped a three-fight successful streak that included victories over Josh Parisian, Chase Sherman, and Alan Baudot.
Smith, 33, is the Peak Preventing heavyweight champion. He has gained 5 fights in a row all by first-round TKO or knockout. His solely profession loss was in 2014 in opposition to present UFC heavyweight Chase Sherman.
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo
Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
Bryce Mitchell vs. Jonathan Pearce
Jessica Andrade vs. Yan Xiaonan
Rolando Bedoya vs. Khaos Williams
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Johnny Munoz vs. Daniel Santos
Virna Jandiroba vs. Marina Rodriguez
Armen Petrosyan vs. TBA
Devin Clark vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Kron Gracie vs. Charles Jourdain
Rafael Estevam vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola
Joseph Holmes vs. Claudio Ribeiro
Ikram Aliskerov vs. Phil Hawes
Parker Porter vs. Braxton Smith
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 288.
