UFC 288 is now down to 13 fights after the preliminary bantamweight bout between Daniel Santos and Johnny Muñoz Jr. was canceled due to a Santos injury.
UFC 288, scheduled for this Saturday, May 6, at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., is now down to 13 fights. The organization announced on Thursday that the prelim bantamweight bout between Daniel Santos and Johnny Muñoz Jr. has been removed from the card due to a Santos injury. There is currently no timeline for when or if the fight will be re-booked.
Santos, a 28-year-old Brazilian fighter nicknamed “Willycat,” was seeking consecutive wins for the first time in his UFC career, after a knockout victory over John Castañeda at UFC Vegas 61. Prior to that win, Santos lost his UFC debut to Julio Arce at UFC 273. On the other hand, Muñoz has encountered difficulties in building momentum since joining the promotion in 2020, alternating wins and losses across his first four fights.
The more experienced Muñoz was hoping to build off a solid showing against Liudvik Sholinian at UFC Vegas 64. UFC 288 is headlined by a bantamweight title fight between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former two-division champion Henry Cejudo.