Henry Cejudo News
Henry Cejudo advises Bo Nickal to take “six more fights” before fighting anyone in the top ten
Harry Kettle - March 8, 2023
Henry Cejudo has advised Bo Nickal to take his time before taking on the truly elite middleweights in the UFC. While he may be just 4-0 in mixed martial arts, Bo Nickal is already quite the phenomenon. The former wrestling sensation has made a seamless transition over to MMA and in his UFC debut last weekend, he finished Jamie Pickett in the first round.
Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo separated backstage at UFC 285: "I'm going to make you my little b***" (Video)
Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 5, 2023
Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo had a backstage run-in during the UFC 285 event. Sterling and Cejudo are being targeted for a 135-pound title clash at UFC 288 on May 6. The event is set to take place inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Both men were in attendance for UFC 285 and had to be separated after exchanging verbal jabs face-to-face. The footage was posted on ESPN MMA’s Twitter account.
Aljamain Sterling believes he will receive an immediate shot at featherweight gold if he smashes Henry Cejudo: “They couldn’t deny me”
Harry Kettle - March 1, 2023
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has explained his route to a possible featherweight title shot. While he may be the champ at 135 pounds, Aljamain Sterling is still a divisive character. Largely, that’s because of the controversial nature of his last three wins.
Henry Cejudo shares bold prediction for Saturday’s Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane title fight at UFC 285: “I promise you that”
Harry Kettle - February 28, 2023
Henry Cejudo has given his official prediction for this weekend’s main event between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane. At UFC 285, Jon Jones will return to the Octagon for the first time in three years. In doing so, he’ll challenge for the UFC heavyweight championship against Ciryl Gane.
Henry Cejudo claims Aljamain Sterling is "afraid of him," expects the champ to pull out and be replaced by Sean O'Malley
Cole Shelton - February 21, 2023
Henry Cejudo isn’t sold that his UFC 288 title fight against Aljamain Sterling on May 6 will happen. Cejudo and Sterling have been linked to a fight since UFC 284 in February and at one point were slated to compete in April at UFC 287. Most recently, ‘Funkmaster’ announced that the fight was officially set for May 6, however Cejudo wonders if Sterling will actually make the walk to the Octagon as he believes the bantamweight champ is afraid of him.
Henry Cejudo believes Jon Jones will overwhelm Ciryl Gane in UFC 285 return: "I don't think this fight goes past three rounds"
Josh Evanoff - February 20, 2023
Former UFC dual-weight champion Henry Cejudo believes Jon Jones will dominate in his return. ‘Bones’ is slated to return to the octagon against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 next month. The bout will be the former champion’s first in over three years. Jones’s most recent appearance in the cage was a controversial unanimous decision win over Dominick Reyes in February 2020.
Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo slated for UFC 288 on May 6
Susan Cox - February 20, 2023
The Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo is slated for UFC 288 on Saturday, May 6th. It is very early on in the process, as the fight card for UFC 288 has not been confirmed nor has the location been announced.
Henry Cejudo believes he would “overwhelm” Alexander Volkanovksi after watching his UFC 284 title fight
Susan Cox - February 16, 2023
Henry Cejudo believes he would ‘overwhelm’ Alexander Volkanovski after watching his UFC title fight. It was just this past Saturday, February 11th that featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA) took on lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA) at UFC 284 which took place in the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Aljamain Sterling says Henry Cejudo title fight is delayed until May, plans to remind 'Triple C' "that he should have stayed retired
Cole Shelton - February 2, 2023
Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo has been delayed again. Sterling and Cejudo were linked to fighting one another at UFC 285 in March but that didn’t come to fruition. The hope then became to rebook the fight for April. Now, however, Sterling revealed the fight is being targeted to happen in May, but he promises the scrap will happen. When the two do share the Octagon, Sterling is confident he will get his hand raised and will serve as a reminder that Cejudo should’ve stayed retired.
Henry Cejudo opens as a slight underdog to Aljamain Sterling in targeted UFC 287 title fight
Cole Shelton - January 26, 2023
Henry Cejudo has opened as the betting underdog for his potential fight against Aljamain Sterling. Cejudo and Sterling have taken shots at one another for quite some time and it has since been reported the two are slated to fight at UFC 287 in April. With the fight now targeted to happen, BetOnline opened up odds for the fight where they have Sterling as a slight favorite.
Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo title fight pushed back to April’s UFC 287 event
Susan Cox - January 25, 2023
The Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo bantamweight title fight is now pushed back to April’s UFC 287 event. ‘Funk Master’ (22-3 MMA) is sporting an 8-fight winning streak, his last victory coming in October of last year at UFC 280 where he defeated T.J. Dillashaw (17-5 MMA) via a second round TKO. It was to be Sterlings second title defence as champion.
Henry Cejudo scolds Brandon Moreno for his comments at UFC 283: “You just called the Brazilian people dogs”
Harry Kettle - January 24, 2023
Henry Cejudo has criticized Brandon Moreno for some of the comments he made following his victory at UFC 283. Last weekend at UFC 283, Brandon Moreno did it again. He beat Deiveson Figueiredo to become the new UFC flyweight champion. It came after a dominant performance, although the bout ended in unfortunate circumstances with the Brazilian crowd turning on Moreno after what they thought was an eye poke.
Aljamain Sterling hopeful Henry Cejduo waits for him, but isn't mad if he takes "the easier fight" against Sean O'Malley
Cole Shelton - January 16, 2023
Aljamain Sterling wants to fight Henry Cejudo next but understands if ‘Triple C’ decides to face Sean O’Malley instead. Sterling and Cejudo have been taking shots at each other for quite some time and both said they agreed to fight one another on March 4 at UFC 285. However, Sterling then revealed he had a torn bicep and wanted to get that fixed before taking a fight.
Deiveson Figueiredo reveals plans to move to bantamweight as long as Henry Cejudo isn't champion: "He's my brother"
Josh Evanoff - January 16, 2023
UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo could be headed to bantamweight after this Saturday. ‘Deus Da Guerra’ has been out of action since his trilogy matchup with Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 last January. In that outing, the Brazilian made it 1-1-1 in the series, defeating ‘The Assassin Baby’ by unanimous decision. In the process, Figueiredo also reclaimed his 125-pound gold.
Henry Cejudo explains why he doesn’t rank Anderson Silva in the top fighters in MMA history
Susan Cox - January 16, 2023
Henry Cejudo is explaining why he doesn’t rank Anderson Silva in the top fighters in MMA history. Cejudo and Jon Jones, who have been training together for over a year now, discussed who are the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.
Henry Cejudo responds to challenge from top ranked UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley: “You like a pack of Skittles that had an abortion”
Susan Cox - January 11, 2023
Henry Cejudo is responding to the challenge from top ranked UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley. According to reigning champion Aljamain Sterling it was to be ‘Funk Master‘ (22-3 MMA) vs Henry Cejudo (16-2 MMA) in a bantamweight bout this coming March at UFC 285.
Sean O’Malley reacts to news that UFC champion Aljamain Sterling has a torn bicep: “If that’s the case let me beat up Henry”
Susan Cox - January 10, 2023
Sean O’Malley is reacting to the news that UFC champion Aljamain Sterling has a torn bicep. Sterling (22-3 MMA) has not competed since last October at UFC 280 where he defeated T.J. Dillashaw (17-5 MMA) via TKO. With that win, the 33-year-old has an impressive record of 8 consecutive wins in the Octagon.
UFC champion Aljamain Sterling explains why his fight with Henry Cejudo is being delayed: “It’s whether or not I can compete with this torn bicep again”
Harry Kettle - January 10, 2023
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has explained why his proposed fight with Henry Cejudo may have to be delayed. For the longest time now, there’s been a lot of talk surrounding Aljamain Sterling fighting Henry Cejudo. ‘Triple C’ has been retired for almost three years but despite that, he seems poised to walk back into another crack at the 135-pound belt.