Henry Cejudo
Record: 16-2 Last Fought: Dominick Cruz, May 2020
Of course Henry Cejudo offered to fight Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 272. Of course he did.
Cejudo, a former UFC flyweight and bantamweight double champ, has been calling for a shot at featherweight gold for some time now. Officially retired, it seems the right fight, for the right money, would get Cejudo back into the octagon.
Triple C to the rescue. @danawhite you have my number. 🏆🏆🏆🏆 #C4 #bendtheknee https://t.co/Jkppjffm12 pic.twitter.com/CWkSzyNezf
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) January 7, 2022
There are a few major hurdles in this case, however.
For all of Cejudo’s talk about bending the knee, he’s never wanted to do just that — essentially walking away from the sport due to the UFC not wanting to pay him his worth. Whether the UFC is about to open up their wallet in this case remains to be seen, but it feels unlikely.
Then there’s the USADA factor. Retired fighters are removed from the U.S Anti-Doping Agency’s testing pool. If they choose to return to action, they generally need to undergo six months of drug testing before being able to compete. Exceptions have been made before, but Mark Hunt will tell you how well that went…
