Henry Cejudo News

Henry Cejudo explains why Ciryl Gane is a “bigger threat” to Jon Jones than current UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou
Harry Kettle - September 7, 2022
Henry Cejudo has explained why he believes Ciryl Gane is a bigger threat to Jon Jones than reigning champion Francis Ngannou. Last Saturday night at UFC Paris, Ciryl Gane got himself back into the win column as he managed to knock Tai Tuivasa out in the third round of their blockbuster heavyweight main event.

Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor again go back-and-forth after 'CCC' gives take on Irishman's training: "I'm the f*cking goat"
Josh Evanoff - August 31, 2022
Former UFC champions Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor are going at it again. ‘The Notorious’ has been out of action since his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last July. In the main event of UFC 264, McGregor broke his leg in the final seconds of round one. Due to the injury, the Irishman has been forced on the sideline for over a year.

Henry Cejudo believes Khamzat Chimaev should pursue middleweight title if he beats Nate Diaz at UFC 279
Cole Shelton - August 23, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev has fought at both welterweight and middleweight in the UFC and Henry Cejudo believes the Swede should return to 185lbs after UFC 279. Chimaev is set to face Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 279, in what many thought would secure ‘Borz’ a welterweight title fight. However, with Kamaru Usman losing the belt to Leon Edwards and the two likely having a trilogy, Cejudo believes Chimaev should try fighting at middleweight and pursuing the title at 185lbs.

Henry Cejudo explains why Conor McGregor is the recipient of his “Cringe Moment of the Year” award
Josh Evanoff - August 23, 2022
Former UFC dual-weight champion Henry Cejudo has awarded Conor McGregor his “Cringe Moment of the Year” award. Both ‘Triple C’ and ‘The Notorious’ are targeting a return to the cage. Cejudo has decided to exit retirement in order to pursue another championship. The former Olympian famously retired after his knockout victory over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in May 2020.

Henry Cejudo reacts to Marlon Vera’s knockout victory over Dominick Cruz at UFC San Diego: “Chito won but I’m not impressed by his performance”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - August 14, 2022
Henry Cejudo isn’t exactly giving Marlon Vera‘s latest performance a rave review. Vera recently went one-on-one with former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz. The action was held inside Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on August 13, 2022.

Henry Cejudo explains why he thinks Alex Pereira KO's Israel Adesanya at UFC 281: "There are a couple of things that Israel does wrong"
Cole Shelton - August 9, 2022
Henry Cejudo not only thinks we will hear ‘And New’ at UFC 281, but believes Alex Pereira will become the new middleweight champ by knocking out Israel Adesanya. Adesanya and Pereira have fought twice in kickboxing with the Brazilian winning both, including one by KO. Although MMA is much different, Cejudo believes we will see the same result at UFC 281 as he believes Pereira’s striking is on another level, and will KO Adesanya.

Henry Cejudo explains why he would pick Valentina Shevchenko to win potential trilogy fight with Amanda Nunes
Cole Shelton - August 5, 2022
Henry Cejudo believes Valentina Shevchenko will defeat Amanda Nunes if they have a trilogy match. Nunes and Shevchenko met back at UFC 196 with the Brazilian winning a decision, in just a three-round fight. After Nunes became the champ, they had their rematch at UFC 215 for the belt and once again Nunes won the fight, but this time it was by split decision.

Henry Cejudo shares advice with “Ronald MethDonald” Sean O’Malley following Petr Yan booking
Susan Cox - July 22, 2022
Henry Cejudo has shared some advice with ‘Ronald MethDonald’ Sean O’Malley following the Petr Yan booking. It was recently announced that Sean O’Malley (15-1 MMA) will battle Petr Yan (16-3 MMA) at UFC 280 on October 22, 2022 at the Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Sean O’Malley says “little f**king weasels” Henry Cejudo and Petr Yan are “all talk” and don’t really want to fight him
Harry Kettle - July 12, 2022
Sean O’Malley has gone after Henry Cejudo and Petr Yan as he continues to search for a big fight in the bantamweight division. Earlier this month, Sean O’Malley fought to a no contest against Pedro Munhoz after an accidental eye poke rendered the veteran unable to continue. ‘Suga’ has been pretty outspoken since then, to the point where he’s even accused Munhoz of ‘robbing’ him of a highlight reel knockout.

Sean O'Malley calls out Henry Cejudo after recent altercation: "Sept 10th to soon fat ass or you all talk"
Cole Shelton - July 7, 2022
Sean O’Malley is looking to fight Henry Cejudo his next time out. After O’Malley had a No Contest against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276, Cejudo interrupted ‘Suga’s’ backstage interview and was heckling them. Since then, the two have taken shots including Cejudo saying O’Malley was studdering his words and is confident he would dominate the bantamweight prospect.

Henry Cejudo tells the UFC to “stop pushing” middleweight champion Israel Adesanya: “It was lame, dude. You gotta start giving, main events are special”
Susan Cox - July 7, 2022
Henry Cejudo is telling the UFC to ‘stop pushing’ middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Adesanya (23-1 MMA) is just fresh off a win against Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA) at UFC 276 last Saturday night. The victory was via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45), resulting in ‘Izzy’ retaining his middleweight title.

Henry Cejudo details UFC 276 confrontation with Sean O’Malley: “I should start calling him stuttering Sean how he tripped over his own damn words”
Cole Shelton - July 7, 2022
Henry Cejudo has opened up on his UFC 276 confrontation with Sean O’Malley after his fight. Cejudo was backstage at UFC 276 and after O’Malley’s fight against Pedro Munhoz was ruled a No Contest, ‘Triple C’ crashed his interview and had some words for O’Malley. The video then went viral and now Cejudo has opened up on the verbal altercation and ripped O’Malley.

Henry Cejudo responds after Sean O’Malley suggests he looks fat and could be having a midlife crisis: “I’ve never knocked out a guy on PEDs who also looks like a crackhead”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 3, 2022
Henry Cejudo and Sean O’Malley had a confrontation backstage at UFC 276 and things are boiling over. O’Malley shared the Octagon with Pedro Munhoz on the main card of UFC 276. This one ended in anti-climatic fashion as Munhoz was accidentally poked in the eye during the second stanza and could not continue.

Demetrious Johnson weighs in on Henry Cejudo’s callouts of current UFC champions Aljamain Sterling and Alex Volkanovski
Harry Kettle - June 29, 2022
Demetrious Johnson has given his thoughts on Henry Cejudo’s chances against Aljamain Sterling and Alex Volkanovski. After re-entering the USADA testing pool a few months ago, it probably isn’t going to take long for Henry Cejudo to get back into a UFC title fight. After all, when he first retired in 2020, he was a two-weight world champion who had successfully defended the strap at both bantamweight and flyweight.

Henry Cejudo tells Aljamain Sterling to sign the contract: “I’ll put my gold medal around you so you know what it’s like to feel like a Real Champ”
Harry Kettle - June 23, 2022
Henry Cejudo has told Aljamain Sterling to sign the contract as he continues to push for a UFC bantamweight title shot. Ever since vacating the championship following his retirement from mixed martial arts two years ago, Henry Cejudo has made it clear that he’s still open to the idea of competing if the offer is right – and he made that even more obvious by stating he will be re-entering the USADA testing pool to officially end his time away from the sport.

Henry Cejudo and Petr Yan trade barbs following “ducking” accusations: “You got outwrestled by Division III All-American”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 19, 2022
Henry Cejudo hasn’t had a fight in two years but that hasn’t stopped him from trading barbs with the likes of Petr Yan. Cejudo and Yan have actually been hurling verbal shots at one another for a while now. Yan insists that Cejudo retired from MMA competition to avoid fighting him.

Henry Cejudo rips “smart little hoe” Aljamain Sterling for ducking him: “Relish and cherish my belt”
Cole Shelton - June 2, 2022
Henry Cejudo has blasted Aljamain Sterling as he claims the reigning UFC bantamweight champion is ducking him. After Sterling became the bantamweight champ he hinted at a matchup with Cejudo and that talk only increased after ‘Triple C’ announced he was back in the USADA testing pool. However, after Cejudo and Sterling did a face-to-face sit down on Daniel Cormier’s YouTube channel ‘Triple C’ claims ‘Funkmaster’ stopped bringing up his name for a reason.

Henry Cejudo shares “the only way to beat” former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones
Susan Cox - June 1, 2022
Henry Cejudo has shared his thoughts on the only way to beat the former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jon ‘Bones’ Jones will be debuting in the heavyweight division of the UFC later this year, but an opponent has yet to be confirmed. Jones hasn’t fought since his February 2020 victory over Dominick Reyes (12-3 MMA) at UFC 247.