Henry Cejudo News
Henry Cejudo: Alexander Volkanovski is "scared to sign the damn contract"
Tom Taylor - July 15, 2020
Former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo is retired, but he’s still interested in fighting Alexander Volkanovski for featherweight gold. Cejudo shocked the MMA community by announcing his retirement after he defeated Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in May. Since then, he’s made it clear that he would end his retirement for the right opportunity, such as a boxing match with Ryan Garcia, or a featherweight title fight with Volkanovski.
Former bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo feuds with new title holder Petr Yan online
Cole Shelton - July 14, 2020
Henry Cejudo may be retired, but he is still keeping a close eye on his former division. Following Petr Yan scoring a fifth-round TKO win over Jose Aldo to win the vacant bantamweight title, Cejudo took to Twitter to say he sucked. The Russian then told him if they were to fight, he would retire “Triple C” again.
Alexander Volkanovski rejects Henry Cejudo superfight talk: "I don’t want to put my division on hold"
Tom Taylor - July 8, 2020
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has responded to talk of a superfight with former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champ Henry Cejudo. Cejudo retired back in May, shortly after a successful bantamweight title fight against Dominick Cruz. Since then, he’s maintained that there are only a few fights that will lure him out of retirement, such as a boxing match with Ryan Garcia, or a featherweight superfight with Volkanovski.
Henry Cejudo slams "overrated" Sean O'Malley, claims a "minor league wrestler" would beat him
Cole Shelton - July 7, 2020
Henry Cejudo isn’t buying the hype surrounding Sean O’Malley. O’Malley is currently undefeated as a pro and coming off a highlight-reel knockout win over Eddie Wineland at UFC 250. Following the win, many fans were ready to match him up with Cody Garbrandt or other top fighters.
Coach: Henry Cejudo would end retirement to fight Volkanovski-Holloway winner or a boxing match with Ryan Garcia
Cole Shelton - July 4, 2020
Henry Cejudo will be paying close attention to the featherweight title fight at UFC 251. In the new main event of the pay-per-view card, Alex Volkanovski will look to defend his featherweight title in a rematch against former champion Max Holloway. It is an intriguing matchup, but ahead of the fight, Volkanovski and Cejudo have traded shots and many have wondered if a fight between the two will happen.
Henry Cejudo tells "padded record" Ryan Garcia to "sign the contract and prepare to bend the knee"
Cole Shelton - June 30, 2020
Henry Cejudo has told Ryan Garcia to sign the contract after the undefeated boxer called him out. Garcia is currently 20-0 as a professional while also being the WBC silver lightweight champion. Yet, the 21-year-old took shots at Cejudo and Dillon Danis in a recent interview with ESPN.
Ryan Garcia wants MMA fights with Henry Cejudo and "Conor McGregor's little dog" Dillon Danis
Tom Taylor - June 30, 2020
Boxing star Ryan Garcia has his sights set on two big names in the MMA world: former two-division UFC champ Henry Cejudo, and Bellator staple Dillon Danis. Garcia has been jawing back with Cejudo quite a bit since the former UFC champ announced his retirement from MMA back in May. Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Tuesday, Garcia once again took a shot at Cejudo.
Dana White responds to Henry Cejudo's calls for featherweight title shot
Tom Taylor - June 22, 2020
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo has recently been calling for a featherweight title shot. UFC President Dana White isn’t interested. Cejudo, who previously held the UFC bantamweight and featherweight straps, retired last month after a TKO victory over Dominick Cruz.
Henry Cejudo says it's his fault Jose Aldo is fighting for the title at UFC 251
Cole Shelton - June 9, 2020
Henry Cejudo says it’s his fault Jose Aldo will be fighting for the bantamweight title at UFC 251. Cejudo called out Aldo for his first title defense and got his wish. He was set to fight the Brazilian on May 9 at UFC 250 in Brazil. Yet, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Aldo fight was ultimately scrapped as he was replaced by Dominick Cruz.
VIDEO | Henry Cejudo Details Psychedelic Journey With Mike Tyson
Jason Kindschy - June 9, 2020
“Problems will disappear as darkness disappears with the onset of light.” -Maharishi Mahesh Yogi The human mind is incredibly powerful. What is actually achievable through belief in oneself is invariably witnessed in the realm of competition, and ever more so in combat sports.
Henry Cejudo admits he would end retirement for fight with "overgrown midget"
Tom Taylor - June 8, 2020
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo says he would consider ending his retirement to fight UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Cejudo, who previously ruled over the UFC flyweight and bantamweight divisions, retired back in May, moments after he defeated Dominick Cruz via TKO to defend his bantamweight belt.
Henry Cejudo responds to "dirty q-tip" Sean O'Malley's retirement theory
Tom Taylor - June 8, 2020
Former UFC bantamweight Henry Cejudo has responded to a recent comment from red-hot bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley. After defending the UFC bantamweight title with a second-round TKO of Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, Cejudo shocked the MMA world by announcing his retirement from MMA. He subsequently vacated the bantamweight title.
Georges St-Pierre names the UFC fighters he enjoys watching most
Tom Taylor - June 1, 2020
Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre is now retired, but he still enjoys watching the sport that made him a star. Speaking to Mathew Scott of the South China Morning Post recently, St-Pierre named the UFC fighters that have been capturing his attention of late.
Video | Mike Tyson, Vitor Belfort and others get into scuffle with Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite
Harry Kettle - May 28, 2020
Mike Tyson, Vitor Belfort, Henry Cejudo & Rashad Evans all appeared on AEW Dynamite last night in a segment with Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle faction. All Elite Wrestling, for those outside of the pro wrestling bubble, is the rising force in the industry and now serves as the number two promotion behind WWE in North America after just one year of operation.
Henry Cejudo confirms retirement: "Triple C is out"
Cole Shelton - May 25, 2020
Henry Cejudo confirms his retirement is legit. In the co-main event of UFC 249, Cejudo was looking to defend his bantamweight title for the first time when he battled Dominick Cruz. “Triple C” was having success early on and then landed a knee that dropped the former champ and he finished him off with ground and pound strikes.
Henry Cejudo says the only opponent worth coming back for is Alex Volkanovski, the featherweight champ responds
Natasha Hooper - May 25, 2020
Henry Cejudo has stated he will only return to the Octagon if it’s to face Alex Volkanovski, and the featherweight champion has responded. “Triple C” last fought in the co-main event of UFC 249 this month. The bantamweight champion collided with the former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Cejudo won via TKO in the second round, a stoppage that Cruz argued was premature. Nevertheless, the 33-year old Cejudo successfully defended his bantamweight title. After sealing his 6th consecutive victory, he took the opportunity to announce his retirement from the Octagon.
Eric Albarracin says Henry Cejudo's retirement is "permanent" and goes down as all-time GOAT
Cole Shelton - May 18, 2020
Eric Albarracin wasn’t surprised that his pupil Henry Cejudo finished Dominick Cruz inside two rounds, but was shocked he retired. Cejudo was looking for his first bantamweight title defense when he landed a perfect knee that dropped Cruz. “Triple C” followed it up with ground and pound shots to win the fight by TKO. For Captain Eric, he says Cejudo followed the gameplan perfectly.
Henry Cejudo to end retirement, will fight again before the end of Summer according to Ali Abdelaziz
Chris Taylor - May 17, 2020
UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo decided to call it a career following his recent title defense against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. ‘Triple C’ squared off with ‘The Dominator’ in the co-headliner of last weekend’s pay-per-view event in Jacksonville. The result was a second round TKO victory for Cejudo, marking the first time he had defended his bantamweight throne.