At UFC 238, Ricardo Lamas was taking on Calvin Kattar in a prelim bout which promised to bring fireworks. And, for less than five minutes it did exactly that as Kattar went into Lamas’ home city and knocked him out. It was a brutal knockout and t…
At UFC 238, Ricardo Lamas was taking on Calvin Kattar in a prelim bout which promised to bring fireworks. And, for less than five minutes it did exactly that as Kattar went into Lamas’ home city and knocked him out. It was a brutal knockout and the injuries from it are even worse. Lamas sent […]
Dana White may not agree with Henry Cejudo’s claims that he’s combat sports’ best pound-for-pound fighter. However, hopefully, they can come to an agreement on his financial worth. Following his victory over UFC 238 on pay-per-view (PPV) this past weekend (Sat. June 8, 2019), Cejudo said he wants to get “paid like a heavyweight.” The […]
Dana White may not agree with Henry Cejudo’s claims that he’s combat sports’ best pound-for-pound fighter. However, hopefully, they can come to an agreement on his financial worth.
Following his victory over UFC 238 on pay-per-view (PPV) this past weekend (Sat. June 8, 2019), Cejudo said he wants to get “paid like a heavyweight.” The former Olympi gold medalist captured his second UFC title in a different weight class by finishing Marlon Moraes in the fourth round of their main event fight.
Speaking on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” today, Cejudo said his next fight is against UFC President Dana White and the UFC checkbook:
“That’s my first fight, Cejudo said. “My first fight is with uncle Dana White and his checkbook. Let me start off by saying this, man. Dana, the UFC, they’ve been so good to me. These are the last people I want to trash talk. But I will say this, as much as they’re a business, so am I. I’m a prizefighter, I deserve to be paid guys. People talk about champ champ, okay, Georges St-Pierre, Daniel Cormier – dude, I’m in a league of my own.
“I’m “Triple C,” I’m the Champ Champ Champ. So, I’m not a Champ Champ, I’m “Triple C” man. The Olympics is the hardest thing any human being can ever do. I just want to be compensated. I speak three different languages, the UFC sees, Dana White sees, he’s gonna compensate me. If not, man, you can have both belts. I deserve to get paid. And he’s been good to me.
“He said, “If you win this fight – ” this is what he told me in the meeting, he says, “you will be compensated.” So I’m just reassuring, I’m doing it publicly. We’re both public figures, so. I want dinero, I want moolah. I deserve it.”
Henry Cejudo Wants Respect
Cejudo suffered a injury to his leg in his fight against Moraes. The Brazilian nailed him with several hard low kicks that took their toll over the course of the bout. Once those are healed, however, Cejudo would like to fight before the end of the year. But not without getting the respect he deserves:
“I’m gonna have to play that by ear,” Cejudo said. “But I would like to fight towards the end of the year for sure. I would like to headline too. There’s no more being co-main event either. I feel like I’m the new face of the UFC. Nobody in the UFC has my credentials. Nobody. Not Conor McGregor, nobody. I want to be paid – treated like one.”
UFC President Dana White just shut down Michelle Waterson’s strawweight title aspirations. Waterson had been pushing for a title fight against UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade. This comes after she scored a decision win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a women’s strawweight bout. That fight took place at the UFC Philadelphia event at the Wells […]
UFC President Dana White just shut down Michelle Waterson’s strawweight title aspirations.
Waterson had been pushing for a title fight against UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade. This comes after she scored a decision win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a women’s strawweight bout. That fight took place at the UFC Philadelphia event at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on ESPN.
Following the fight, Waterson called for a title shot for the strong performance. At the time, she made it known that she should be in front of the winner of Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina Ansaroff. This was an expected No. 1-contender’s fight at the UFC 238 pay-per-view (PPV) event.
Waterson is currently on a three-fight winning streak. Her previous two victories came against Cortney Casey in April 2018 and Felice Herrig at UFC 229. As seen at UFC 238, Suarez beat Ansaroff by unanimous decision.
Dana White Shuts Down Michelle Waterson
Following the event, White spoke with the media at the post-fight press conference where he stated that Waterson will likely not be next in line for a fight with Andrade.
“Michelle Waterson? Definitely not Michelle Waterson,” White told MMA Junkie. “Michelle Waterson doesn’t even want to fight until like September or October or something, and she’s ranked too low.”
Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes delivered and even referee Marc Goddard was in awe. This past Saturday night (June 8), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder Cejudo took on Moraes for the vacant bantamweight gold. Moraes had a big o…
Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes delivered and even referee Marc Goddard was in awe. This past Saturday night (June 8), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder Cejudo took on Moraes for the vacant bantamweight gold. Moraes had a big opening round, landing several hard leg kicks and getting the better of the striking exchanges. […]
Henry Cejudo is now a champ-champ in the UFC. In the main event of UFC 238, “The Messenger” took on Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight title. There, Cejudo TKO’d the Brazilian in the third round. Now, after winning his second b…
Henry Cejudo is now a champ-champ in the UFC. In the main event of UFC 238, “The Messenger” took on Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight title. There, Cejudo TKO’d the Brazilian in the third round. Now, after winning his second belt, the Olympic gold medalist believes he is the face of the UFC and […]
Petr Yan believes Aljamain Sterling’s win over Pedro Munhoz left a lot to be desired. Yan did battle with Jimmie Rivera last night (June 8) inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The bout was featured on the main card of UFC 238. While Ri…
Petr Yan believes Aljamain Sterling’s win over Pedro Munhoz left a lot to be desired. Yan did battle with Jimmie Rivera last night (June 8) inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The bout was featured on the main card of UFC 238. While Rivera had some success, it wasn’t enough to overcome Yan. “No […]