In the main event of tonight’s UFC 288 pay-per-view, Aljamain Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo via split decision to retain the UFC Bantamweight (135 lbs) Championship.
After the fight, Sterling had a heated face-off with “Sugar” Sean O’Malley, who will be his next opponent.
This was Cejudo’s return to the UFC after 3 years. He’s a former 2-division World Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist.
To explain Cejudo’s heel antics, multiple WWE Superstars appeared via pre-taped promos.
Here’s what the WWE Superstars said:
Finn Balor: What makes the perfect heel? Doing everything in your power to make sure people don’t like you. Which sounds easy, but is very, very difficult.
Cody Rhodes: A heel is not a bad guy. A heel is somebody who takes something away that you want. Which can make you a bad guy. So if a crowd starts clapping their hands and they want to see a guy get beat up, you take it away.
Charlotte Flair: What makes the perfect heel? Being unapologetic. And even when you’re wrong, you’re right.
Seth Rollins: The perfect heel is rotten. He believes in his rottenness, I think that’s the key.
These promos were taped before WrestleMania 39, as Charlotte still had her SmackDown Women’s Championship with her.
Below are the complete results from the UFC 288 main PPV show:
– Charles Jourdain def. Kron Gracie via Decision (unanimous) in their 3-round Featherweight (145 lbs) bout
– Movsar Evloev def. Diego Lopes via Decision (unanimous) in their 3-round Featherweight (145 lbs) bout
– Yan Xiaonan def. Jéssica Andrade via TKO (punches) in Round 1 of their Women’s Strawweight (115 lbs) bout
– Belal Muhammad def. Gilbert Burns via Decision (unanimous) in their 5-round Welterweight (170 lbs) bout
– Aljamain Sterling (c) def. Henry Cejudo via Decision (split) in their 5-round bout to retain the UFC Bantamweight (135 lbs) Championship
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