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Henry Cejudo reacts to Cory Sandhagen’s “dud of a performance” against Rob Font: “It makes me forgive myself for Aljamain”

Harry Kettle - August 7, 2023

Henry Cejudo has given his thoughts on Cory Sandhagen’s performance against Rob Font over the weekend. On Saturday night, Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font served as the main event of UFC Nashville. Following a fairly one-sided encounter, dominated by grappling, Cory Sandhagen came out on top with the clear decision win.

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Henry Cejudo reacts to Conor McGregor’s celebration on TUF 31: “Wasn’t actually running to celebrate the win”

Harry Kettle - July 20, 2023

Henry Cejudo has used Conor McGregor’s celebration on The Ultimate Fighter to take another shot at the Irishman. This week on The Ultimate Fighter, Conor McGregor’s team finally earned a win over Michael Chandler’s veterans. It came via vicious knockout, and it was the kind of result that had fans jumping out of their seats. As it turns out, the same was true for ‘Notorious’, after he sprinted around the cage with glee in the immediate aftermath of the triumph.

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Henry Cejudo weighs in on Israel Adesanya’s trash talk towards Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290: “How far is too far?”

Harry Kettle - July 19, 2023

Henry Cejudo has given his thoughts on Israel Adesanya’s interaction with Dricus du Plessis back at UFC 290. Earlier this month at UFC 290, Israel Adesanya made some major headlines. After Dricus du Plessis was able to defeat Robert Whittaker, Adesanya got into the cage and engaged in some intense trash talk with the South African. It included him using some controversial language, with many believing that it was a fairly awkward/uncomfortable encounter.

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Henry Cejudo shares the “path to victory” for Dricus Du Plessis in UFC title fight with Israel Adesanya

Susan Cox - July 18, 2023

Henry Cejudo is sharing the ‘path to victory’ for Dricus Du Plessis in his upcoming UFC title fight with Israel Adesanya. Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA) is hot off a TKO victory at 2:23 of Round 2 over Robert Whittaker (25-7 MMA) earlier this month at UFC 290.

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Henry Cejudo trolls Conor McGregor over his upcoming court case: “It’ll be the 1st win you get this decade”

Harry Kettle - July 5, 2023

Henry Cejudo has taken a shot at Conor McGregor as the Irishman continues to deal with recent legal issues. Conor McGregor’s future is uncertain, to put it lightly. The expectation in recent months has been that he would return to the Octagon to take on Michael Chandler. Unfortunately, given that he has yet to enroll back into the USADA testing pool, it doesn’t seem like that’ll happen anytime soon. Instead, the former two-weight UFC champion has been dealing with some legal problems related to his appearance at a Miami Heat game.

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Sean O'Malley

Sean O'Malley explains why he thinks Henry Cejudo will retire again after pulling out of Marlon Vera fight

Cole Shelton - July 3, 2023

Sean O’Malley doesn’t think Henry Cejudo will fight again. Cejudo ended his retirement back in May to face Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title but lost by split decision. After the loss, he was adamant he wanted to fight again and called out Merab Dvalishvili. Yet, he ended up getting booked at UFC 292 against Marlon Vera, but unfortunately, Henry Cejudo was forced out of the scrap due to a shoulder injury.

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Aljamain Sterling slams Henry Cejudo for pulling out of UFC 292: "Dirty little weasel"

Josh Evanoff - June 30, 2023

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has taken aim at Henry Cejudo. ‘The Funk Master’ and ‘Triple C’ faced off in May in the main event of UFC 288. For Henry Cejudo, the bout was his first in over three years, previously retiring after a 2020 win over Dominick Cruz. Meanwhile, Aljamain Sterling entered the contest off a stoppage win over T.J. Dillashaw last October.

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Marlon Vera

Marlon Vera responds to the news that Henry Cejudo has pulled out of slated UFC 292 fight

Cole Shelton - June 29, 2023

Marlon Vera had an interesting reaction to the news that Henry Cejudo is out of their slated UFC 292 fight. The UFC announced Cejudo would take on Vera in a pivotal bantamweight scrap on the same card Aljamain Sterling defends his belt against Sean O’Malley. However, on Thursday, Cejudo announced he is out of the fight due to a shoulder injury.

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Sean O'Malley reveals the likely opponent for his first title defense

Cole Shelton - June 27, 2023

Sean O’Malley knows who he wants to fight in his first title defense. O’Malley is set to fight Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 292 on August 19 in Boston. Although Sterling is the betting favorite and many think he will emerge victorious, O’Malley has been vocal that he will not only win but KO the champ.

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Aljamain Sterling shares advice to Marlon Vera ahead of his UFC 292 fight with Henry Cejudo

Harry Kettle - June 27, 2023

Aljamain Sterling has given Marlon Vera some advice ahead of his proposed UFC 292 showdown with Henry Cejudo. If there’s one man who knows how to win at bantamweight right now, it’s Aljamain Sterling. ‘Funk Master’ is the reigning undisputed champion, he’s successfully defended the belt three times, and he hopes to do so again against Sean O’Malley later this summer.

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Sean O’Malley shares prediction for Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Vera fight at UFC 292

Josh Evanoff - June 23, 2023

UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley believes Henry Cejudo has the edge against Marlon Vera. Earlier this week, the bout was announced between ‘Triple C’ and ‘Chito’. The two will return at UFC 292 in Boston, in what has turned out to be a bantamweight-filled card. In addition to Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Vera, the card itself will be headlined by Aljamain Sterling’s return against Sean O’Malley.

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Marlon Vera

Henry Cejudo takes aim at Marlon Vera’s new head tattoo: “You look like a walking yeast infection”

Harry Kettle - June 23, 2023

Henry Cejudo has taken a shot at Marlon Vera over his new head tattoo as the two prepare to clash later this summer. Earlier this week, it was announced that Henry Cejudo and Marlon Vera will clash at UFC 292. It serves as a huge opportunity for both men to make a splash in the bantamweight division following recent defeats. Cejudo is currently listed as a big favorite, but we imagine those odds will get tighter as we get closer to fight night.

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Brandon Moreno shares his thoughts on Henry Cejudo’s loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288: “Just rusty”

Harry Kettle - June 21, 2023

UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has given his thoughts on Henry Cejudo’s recent loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288. The rumor mill is currently suggesting that Henry Cejudo will return to action to battle Marlon Vera later this summer. In doing so, he’ll attempt to vault himself back into contention in the UFC’s bantamweight title picture.

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Marlon Vera

Henry Cejudo set to return at UFC 292 in Boston against Marlon Vera

Cole Shelton - June 19, 2023

Henry Cejudo will be looking to return to the win column in August. UFC president Dana White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that Cejudo is set to return at UFC 292 in Boston against Marlon Vera. The pay-per-view fight card will take place on August 19, with the main event of the card seeing bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling taking on Sean O’Malley. Zhang Weili is also set to defend her strawweight title in the co-headliner against Amanda Lemos.

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Daniel Cormier explains why Henry Cejudo should not be talking about UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski: “He’s too small”

Harry Kettle - June 19, 2023

Daniel Cormier has explained why Henry Cejudo should not consider fighting UFC featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski. For the longest time, Henry Cejudo has been a man possessed with the idea of making history. He’s already a two-weight UFC champion, as well as an Olympic gold medal winner. Still, there’s one other achievement he has in his sights – becoming the first man to win three world titles in three weight classes in a major MMA promotion.

Aljamain Sterling, Henry Cejudo
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UFC champion Aljamain Sterling wants Henry Cejudo to honor his pre-fight bet: “Where the f**k is my gold medal?”

Harry Kettle - June 15, 2023

Aljamain Sterling has called out Henry Cejudo for not honoring a bet they made prior to their UFC 288 showdown. Last month at UFC 288, Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo went to war over the UFC bantamweight championship. While it was a close and competitive bout, the judges ruled that ‘Funk Master’ was the man to have his hand raised in victory.

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Henry Cejudo shares the blueprint for Robert Whittaker to dethrone “not evolving” UFC champion Israel Adesanya

Susan Cox - June 8, 2023

Henry Cejudo is sharing the blueprint for Robert Whittaker to dethrone the ‘not evolving’ UFC champion Israel Adesanya. Cejudo, 36, has some advice for Robert Whittaker should he be given an opportunity for a trilogy fight against middleweight champion Adesanya.

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Henry Cejudo could see the UFC skipping Michael Chandler for Conor McGregor’s next fight: “He’s not a big name”

Harry Kettle - June 8, 2023

Henry Cejudo has explained why he can picture the UFC skipping over Michael Chandler for Conor McGregor’s next fight. Right now, the expectation is that Conor McGregor will battle Michael Chandler in his return to the Octagon. It would follow the current season of The Ultimate Fighter, which features McGregor and Chandler as head coaches for the two teams.