UFC Fight Night 288
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
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UFC Fight Night 288 (also known as Noche UFC 4) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on September 12, 2026, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, United States.[1]
| UFC Fight Night 288 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 12, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Desert Diamond Arena | |||
| City | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Glendale and first since UFC 263 in June 2021. It is also scheduled to be the fourth annual Noche UFC event commemorating Mexico's independence day, following UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva in September 2025.[1]
A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta is scheduled for the event.[2] They were previously incorrectly reported to be competing at UFC 331 one week later.[3]
Fight card
| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | vs. | Curtis Blaydes | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | vs. | Alexa Grasso | ||||
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | vs. | Joseph Morales | ||||
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | vs. | Édgar Cháirez | ||||
| Middleweight | Kelvin Gastelum | vs. | Yousri Belgaroui | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | JJ Aldrich | vs. | Regina Tarin | ||||
Announced bouts
- Bantamweight bout: David Martínez vs. Dan Ige[5]
- Welterweight bout: Muslim Salikhov vs. Ignacio Bahamondes[6]
- Lightweight bout: Drakkar Klose vs. Thomas Gantt[7]
