It wasn’t all that long ago when the flyweight division’s days in the UFC appeared to be numbered. Today on August 26, 2022, its greatest fighter of all time will be competing in another promotion and, thankfully, the weight class survived and has cont…
It wasn’t all that long ago when the flyweight division’s days in the UFC appeared to be numbered. Today on August 26, 2022, its greatest fighter of all time will be competing in another promotion and, thankfully, the weight class survived and has continued providing some of the UFC’s most entertaining and high-level fights. The…
MMA reporter Ariel Helwani has criticized former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo for giving in to the demands of his manager. While mixed martial arts usually sees feuds develop inside the cage and ahead of inevitable meetings between fighters, …
MMA reporter Ariel Helwani has criticized former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo for giving in to the demands of his manager. While mixed martial arts usually sees feuds develop inside the cage and ahead of inevitable meetings between fighters, the athletes aren’t the only figures in the community who can develop animosity. Canadian journalist Helwani,…
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson feels he and Henry Cejudo both became better men and athletes following their rematch. Johnson is set to face Adriano Moraes in a rematch at ONE on Prime Video 1 on Aug. 26 in Singapore. He lost the titl…
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson feels he and Henry Cejudo both became better men and athletes following their rematch. Johnson is set to face Adriano Moraes in a rematch at ONE on Prime Video 1 on Aug. 26 in Singapore. He lost the title to Moraes via second-round knockout at ONE on TNT 1…
Henry Cejudo and Ali Abdelaziz, Kamaru Usman’s manager, could not have been further off in their prediction. This past Saturday, pound-for-pound king Usman took on the reigning welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Usman went into the bout as the long-time undefeated titleholder and had […]
Henry Cejudo and Ali Abdelaziz, Kamaru Usman’s manager, could not have been further off in their prediction.
This past Saturday, pound-for-pound king Usman took on the reigning welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Usman went into the bout as the long-time undefeated titleholder and had been dominant in his run at the top. However, a kick to the head from Edwards blasted Usman off his throne.
Henry Cejudo & Kamaru Usman’s manager react live to Usman vs. Leon Edwards 2
Henry Cejudo & Abdelaziz were both in attendance in the reserved section close to the action at Vivint Arena. Edwards looked like he got a good first round in, being the first person to score a takedown over Usman. The rest of the bout went mostly as expected with Usman dominating his way through Edwards. Usman looked set to come out on top of the judges’ scorecards until the final minute of the fight kicked in.
During the fifth round, Cejudo seemed confident Usman would be victorious and told Abdelaziz, “Hey Ali! Easy money bro, easy money.” Just a minute later, with only 56 seconds left in the entire contest, Edwards shocked the world by knocking Usman out cold with a head kick heard around the world.
You can see a dejected Abdelaziz and a bewildered Cejudo share their reactions below. The footage also captures live reactions from the crowd in that section of the arena.
For the full reaction, you can check out a longer version of the video on Henry Cejudo’s official YouTube channel.
Edwards made the most of a highly-anticipated title shot. He became only the second British fighter ever to win a UFC belt, walking in the footsteps of the first Englishman to hold the promotional gold, former middleweight champion Michael Bisping.
Former UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo says that Marlon Vera left a lot in the Octagon despite a finish of Dominick Cruz at UFC San Diego. Vera defeated the former champion Cruz via a fourth-round knockout at UFC San Diego on Saturday. After a p…
Former UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo says that Marlon Vera left a lot in the Octagon despite a finish of Dominick Cruz at UFC San Diego. Vera defeated the former champion Cruz via a fourth-round knockout at UFC San Diego on Saturday. After a pair of earlier knockdowns, Vera finished the fight with a perfectly-timed…
Former two-division UFC world champion Henry Cejudo was far from impressed by ‘Chito’ Vera’s performance at UFC San Diego against ‘The Dominator.’ On Saturday night, Marlon Vera, better known by MMA fans as ‘Chito,’ scored a spectacular fourth-round knockout over two-time world champion Dominick Cruz, delivering a picture-perfect head kick that immediately flatlined the bantamweight […]
Former two-division UFC world champion Henry Cejudo was far from impressed by ‘Chito’ Vera’s performance at UFC San Diego against ‘The Dominator.’
On Saturday night, Marlon Vera, better known by MMA fans as ‘Chito,’ scored a spectacular fourth-round knockout over two-time world champion Dominick Cruz, delivering a picture-perfect head kick that immediately flatlined the bantamweight icon. It was a statement victory for Vera who is quickly working his way towards the top of a stacked division.
While fans were mesmerized by the highlight reel knockout, not everyone watching was impressed. Taking to Twitter, Henry Cejudo shared his displeasure with Vera’s performance saying the Ecuadorian fighter could have finished Cruz multiple times and opted not to.
“[Dominick] was easily winning that fight(4-0) he leans the head too heavy and it’s the same way I knocked him out too. Chito won but I’m not impressed by his performance. Going back too much and getting point fought the whole fight. Chito could have finished him a couple times and didn’t.”
‘Triple C’ officially retired from mixed martial arts following his own second-round knockout victory over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. Cejudo has since announced his intentions to return to the Octagon and reportedly re-entered the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) testing pool in anticipation of a highly anticipated comeback.
For ‘Chito’ Vera, the win over Cruz was his fourth straight and likely his highest profile victory. Previously, Vera earned victories over Davey Grant, Frankie Edgar, and Rob Font. Going into the bout, Vera was the No. 5 ranked bantamweight contender while Cruz sat in the No. 8 position. It remains to be seen if Vera’s win on Saturday night moves him up the list, but with four-straight victories, Vera could very well be in line for a title opportunity in the near future.
Henry Cejudo Gave ‘Chito’ Vera Advice Ahead of His Fight With Sean O’Malley
One of Marlon Vera’s biggest wins came against fan favorite Sean O’Malley at UFC 252. While O’Malley refuses to acknowledge the loss, the rest of the world saw Vera change the channel on ‘The Sugar Show.’ Henry Cejudo revealed back in 2020 that he connected with Vera and gave advice ahead of the bantamweight showdown.
“Right before he fought Sean O’Malley, I sent him a message, we aren’t even friends, but we have a lot of friends in common. I’m like listen man, the way to beat this dude is to make him fight his b-side,” Henry Cejudo said while speaking to Mike Swick. “Put him in the clinch, put him against the cage. And because of his stance because he is heavy with his left leg forward.
“I said smoke the hands and take out the f*****g kicks. Smoke the hands and just fasten that calf kick, because it’s been taking everybody out. It happened to me with Demetrious which is why I went from the karate stance to a little more neutral because people were catching on to it a little too much. We chatted.”