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REPORT: TWO FIGHTS ADDED TO UFC 288, KRON GRACIE RETURNS

By David Tees on 3/7/2023 5:52 PM

Two more fights have been added to the UFC 288 card according to MMA Junkie as Kron Gracie faces Charles Jourdain and Nate Maness faces Zhalgas Zhumagulov.

Gracie (5-1-0) is competing for the first time in over three years, with his last bout being a loss to Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 161 in October of 2019. Jourdain (13-6-1) enters the contest riding a two fight losing streak and he hasn’t won a fight in just about a year.

Maness (14-3-0) enters the bout riding a two fight losing streak, dropping bouts to Umar Nurmagomedov and Tagir Ulanbekov.  Zhumagulov (14-8-0) has won just one of six under the UFC banner, with that lone win coming over Jerome Rivera at UFC 264 in July of 2021.

UFC 288 takes place on Saturday, May 6 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey with Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.