Sean O’Malley is willing to face Henry Cejudo after UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling pushed back his return timeframe. Sterling was expected to face Cejudo for his next title defense, potentially as soon as UFC 285 in March. However, t…
Sean O’Malley is willing to face Henry Cejudo after UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling pushed back his return timeframe. Sterling was expected to face Cejudo for his next title defense, potentially as soon as UFC 285 in March. However, those plans are on hold after Sterling revealed he’s suffering from a bicep injury and likely…
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling is dealing with an injury that has pushed back his expected fight against Henry Cejudo. Sterling last defended his title against TJ Dillashaw at UFC 280. Since then, he’s teased some time away from figh…
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling is dealing with an injury that has pushed back his expected fight against Henry Cejudo. Sterling last defended his title against TJ Dillashaw at UFC 280. Since then, he’s teased some time away from fighting, but that plan seemed axed amidst rumors of a targeted Cejudo fight. While Sterling vs….
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen has made his prediction for the expected title fight in his division between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo. Sterling legitimized his reign on the throne with a pair of defenses over TJ Dillashaw and Petr Y…
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen has made his prediction for the expected title fight in his division between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo. Sterling legitimized his reign on the throne with a pair of defenses over TJ Dillashaw and Petr Yan in 2022, the latter of which saw him make divisional UFC history. As well…
Top-ranked UFC bantamweight ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley claims that there is a holdup at the top of the division with ‘Funkmaster’ Aljamain Sterling not accepting a match against Henry Cejudo. Olympian Henry Cejudo was once a two-division UFC champion who held impressive wins over Demetrious Johnson, TJ Dillashaw, and Dominick Cruz. He retired in 2020 vacating […]
Top-ranked UFC bantamweight ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley claims that there is a holdup at the top of the division with ‘Funkmaster’ Aljamain Sterling not accepting a match against Henry Cejudo.
Olympian Henry Cejudo was once a two-division UFC champion who held impressive wins over Demetrious Johnson, TJ Dillashaw, and Dominick Cruz. He retired in 2020 vacating both titles.
Recently, it sounded as though Cejudo would be coming back for a fight in the octagon against the current reigning bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. However, according to Sean O’Malley, the fight is still in flux.
Sean O’Malley says Henry Cejudo vs Aljamain Sterling is not official yet
‘Sugar‘ discussed the matter alongside fellow MMA fighter Tim Welch on their podcast ‘TimboSugarShow.’ According to the US-born Sean O’Malley for Cejudo’s part, the ink is dry. O’Malley explained:
“Henry is going out there and said ‘hey it’s a done deal on my part, whenever, February, March, whenever.’ So it is Aljo not taking the fight.”
Sean O’Malley believes that the holdup has to do with the reigning champion Aljamain Sterling and his mental stability. ‘Sugar’ explained:
“We’ve talked about it so many times. I don’t think it’s money. I think it’s literally he doesn’t want to get into camp … If I was in a mindset where I was like I don’t want to go into camp, I’ve been in those mindsets where I’m not mentally ready to go into a f*cking camp. That would suck.”
To add to the stress that may be surrounding Sterling, Sean O’Malley claims that ‘Funkmaster’ does not want the match but is being pushed by the UFC. The bantamweight fighter concluded by saying:
“And he’s getting forced into this fight.”
See the full interview below, discussion begins around 8 minutes.
Tom Aspinall came into UFC 304 this past weekend already holding the UFC record for the fastest average fight time for an athlete that has stepped foot in the Octagon several times. This streak doesn’t appear to be going anywhere despite his want and expectation for the rematch with Curtis Blaydes to go past the […]
Tom Aspinall came into UFC 304 this past weekend already holding the UFC record for the fastest average fight time for an athlete that has stepped foot in the Octagon several times.
This streak doesn’t appear to be going anywhere despite his want and expectation for the rematch with Curtis Blaydes to go past the opening rounds.
In nine total appearances since signing with the UFC, Aspinall is still yet to clock in a full 15-minute bout duration – even with all of his fights combined.
He got this one done even quicker than his average fight time of less than two minutes but a former champion questioned whether this will come back to bite him at a later stage.
Henry Cejudo Says Tom Aspinall’s Lack Of Cage Time Could Hurt Him Against Jon Jones
Even before this fight, despite Blaydes being a very tough opponent for Aspinall, the fight that many want to see the Brit in is the title unification clash with Jon Jones.
This is even more so the case after he avenged his one defeat in the UFC, which was caused by an injury, and made it look relatively simple.
During the UFC 304 recap episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast, Henry Cejudo made the case for why this incredibly small amount of fight time could be a disadvantage for Aspinall if he were to fight Jones.
We’re still yet to see so many elements of his game which an experienced foe like Jones is surely going to want to try and test, if they do ever meet.
“Last four fights bro! 3 minutes and 37 seconds, Jesus Christ. But, that can also be his worst enemy too because you know a guy like Jones, a guy like Jones is smart bro. A guy like Jones, we cannot doubt the dude. The dude could wrestle and the dude will probably make this dude fight that beast side. But I will say this man, Tom Aspinall’s agility and the fact he’s a counter puncher, like he really did counter that jab very well with that overhand bro. like his IQ on his feet is good but we also have to see him in those other areas.”
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo has appeared to step up his preparation as an expected return to action against Aljamain Sterling draws closer. In 2020, Cejudo surprisingly called time on his career following a successful defense of the b…
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo has appeared to step up his preparation as an expected return to action against Aljamain Sterling draws closer. In 2020, Cejudo surprisingly called time on his career following a successful defense of the bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. At the time, many predicted that the decision…