Henry Cejudo’s second fight in his UFC comeback will have to wait. Cejudo announced he is pulling out of his scheduled UFC 292 bout against Marlon Vera due to…
Henry Cejudo’s second fight in his UFC comeback will have to wait. Cejudo announced he is pulling out of his scheduled UFC 292 bout against Marlon Vera due to…
After coming up short in his return fight against UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling last month, Henry Cejudo is set to return to the Octagon this…
After coming up short in his return fight against UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling last month, Henry Cejudo is set to return to the Octagon this…
Former undisputed bantamweight and flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo will make his second Octagon walk of the year later this summer, featuring in a main card fight against fellow 135 pound contender, Marlon Vera at UFC 292 on August 19. from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Henry Cejudo, the current number three ranked bantamweight challenger, […]
Former undisputed bantamweight and flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo will make his second Octagon walk of the year later this summer, featuring in a main card fight against fellow 135 pound contender, Marlon Vera at UFC 292 on August 19. from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Henry Cejudo, the current number three ranked bantamweight challenger, most recently headlined UFC 288 back in May of this year, suffering a close, split decision loss to current undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling in Newark, New Jersey.
Henry Cejudo books Octagon return against Marlon Vera at UFC 292 in August
As for Vera, the Ecuadorian, who currently boasts the number six rank in the official bantamweight pile, suffered his first loss following a four-fight winning run back in March in the main event ot UFC Fight Night San Antonio, dropping a one-sided decision loss to the surging, Cory Sandhagen. ESPN MMA reporter, Brett Okamoto confirmed the pairing as per UFC president, Dana White.
“Let’s go. Cejudo vs. Chito added to UFC 292 in Boston, per Dana White,” Okamoto tweeted. “Three rounder, on the same card as Sterling, O’Malley title fight. It’s a bantamweight night in Beantown, Aug. 19.”
An Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, Los Angeles-born challenger, Henry Cejudo, ended a three-year-plus Octagon hiatus back in May of this year, having bowed out of active competition following a successful bantamweight title defense over former two-time division best, Dominick Cruz back in 2020.
Boasting a 20-8-1 professional record, Chone fan-favorite, Vera had landed a quartet of successful victories before suffering a unanimous judging loss to Sandhagen earlier this year in ‘The Lone Star State’.
Over the course of that winning streak, Vera defeated Davey Grant, and Rob Font in decision wins, before stopping former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, and common-foe, Cruz in stunning high kick KO triumphs.
UFC 292 takes place on August 19. from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, with an undisputed bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling, and Sean O’Malley booked to take main event honors.
Former two-weight UFC champion, Henry Cejudo has offered to make a move to the featherweight ranks in search of an Octagon return – in the form of a clash with former division best, Max Holloway. Cejudo, the current #3 ranked bantamweight contender, and a former undisputed champion at both flyweight and bantamweight, made a return […]
Former two-weight UFC champion, Henry Cejudo has offered to make a move to the featherweight ranks in search of an Octagon return – in the form of a clash with former division best, Max Holloway.
Cejudo, the current #3 ranked bantamweight contender, and a former undisputed champion at both flyweight and bantamweight, made a return to active competition from a three-year-plus layoff back in May.
Headlining UFC 288 in Newark, New Jersey, Cejudo successfully challenged for bantamweight spoils in a title outing against current division kingpin, Aljamain Sterling – suffering a close, split decision loss to the Uniondale native.
Henry Cejudo suggests featherweight move against Max Holloway next
As a result, the Olympic gold medalist has since switched attention to a grudge match with current flyweight best, Brandon Moreno, and interestingly, has welcomed a featherweight move against former division champion, Holloway.
“If they [the UFC] are going to sideline me or whatever, after the fight after Merab (Dvalishvili), or if nothing takes place, I’d be willing to challenge (Max) Holloway,” Henry Cejudo said during an interview with ESPN. “As sh*tty as a I looked against Aljamain (Sterling), I know when the stakes are high, that is when I can really compete. Getting those five rounds under my belt has built that callus for me to take another good fight and be ready.”
“I’m not opposed to that,” Henry Cejudo explained. “If you watch my fight with Dominick (Cruz) right before I retired, to Aljamain, there is a different bounce to me and that is what comes with a bit of a layoff. I’m not opposed to that fight with Holloway, nor am I opposed to Brandon Moreno if the UFC does want to show us the money and if he does beat (Alexandre) Pantoja, that we do a showdown between me and him.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)
Despite finding himself tied to a fight with former lightweight title challenger, Michael Chandler all year, former UFC champion, Conor McGregor has been tipped to abandon the matchup in pursuit of a bigger name, according to ex-champion, Henry Cejudo. McGregor a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been […]
McGregor a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined since he headlined a July 2021 event against Dustin Poirier, fracturing his left tibia and fibula – resulting in a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss.
In his last outing, Chandler suffered a third round rear-naked choke submission defeat to common-foe, Poirier as the two squared off at UFC 281 in November of last year at Madison Square Garden.
As for Cejudo, the former flyweight and bantamweight champion snapped a three year hiatus from the sport back in May, suffering a close, split decision defeat to reigning bantamweight best, Aljamain Sterling.
Conor McGregor backed to turn down Michael Chandler fight
However, despite the fact Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler have been tied to a potential December fight at the welterweight limit all year, Cejudo laid out a scenario in which the former actually abandons a fight with Chandler for his return.
“I could see them skipping (Michael) Chandler,” Henry Cejudo told The Schmo during a recent interview. “I could see Conor (McGregor) just saying, ‘Hey, I’m gonna want this guy’. Chandler’s entertaining, but he’s not a big name. There’s no UFC belt, around him. He’s not a legend in the UFC. He’s an entertainment of the UFC, but he hasn’t got there yet.”
Without a victory since UFC 246 back in January of 2020, McGregor most recently landed a 40-second high kick and strikes stoppage win over incoming UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Donald Cerrone.
Despite finding himself tied to a fight with former lightweight title challenger, Michael Chandler all year, former UFC champion, Conor McGregor has been tipped to abandon the matchup in pursuit of a bigger name, according to ex-champion, Henry Cejudo. McGregor a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been […]
McGregor a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined since he headlined a July 2021 event against Dustin Poirier, fracturing his left tibia and fibula – resulting in a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss.
In his last outing, Chandler suffered a third round rear-naked choke submission defeat to common-foe, Poirier as the two squared off at UFC 281 in November of last year at Madison Square Garden.
As for Cejudo, the former flyweight and bantamweight champion snapped a three year hiatus from the sport back in May, suffering a close, split decision defeat to reigning bantamweight best, Aljamain Sterling.
Conor McGregor backed to turn down Michael Chandler fight
However, despite the fact Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler have been tied to a potential December fight at the welterweight limit all year, Cejudo laid out a scenario in which the former actually abandons a fight with Chandler for his return.
“I could see them skipping (Michael) Chandler,” Henry Cejudo told The Schmo during a recent interview. “I could see Conor (McGregor) just saying, ‘Hey, I’m gonna want this guy’. Chandler’s entertaining, but he’s not a big name. There’s no UFC belt, around him. He’s not a legend in the UFC. He’s an entertainment of the UFC, but he hasn’t got there yet.”
Without a victory since UFC 246 back in January of 2020, McGregor most recently landed a 40-second high kick and strikes stoppage win over incoming UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Donald Cerrone.