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“There are two men ahead of me on the pound for pound rankings and I’m here to tell you, “Virus or no Virus that crown will be mine!”
If you think coronavirus is going to stop Henry Cejudo from becoming the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world, think again.
The Olympic gold medallist is currently ranked #3 in the pound-for-pound rankings behind UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (#1) and undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (#2).
Cejudo sent out a warning to both men on Instagram, claiming that he is coming for the No. 1 spot whether they like it or not.
“There are two men ahead of me on the pound for pound rankings and I’m here to tell you, “ Virus or no Virus that crown will be mine” ! @khabib_nurmagomedov @jonnybones #bendtheknee ,” Cejudo posted on Sunday.
Cejudo is expected to return to the Octagon defend his bantamweight title against Jose Aldo at UFC 250 on May 9, pending coronavirus. The former two-division champion last fought at UFC 238, where he TKO’d Marlon Moraes to capture the vacant bantamweight title. Cejudo was stripped of the flyweight title in December due to inactivity.