Henry Cejudo’s return brings more interest to the UFC’s midget division.
American Henry Cejudon the merit list is breathtaking to read.
In 2008 in Beijing, he won the Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling. Then he switched to freestyle and became the champion of two different weight classes in the UFC.
As the bantamweight and flyweight champion, he also “retired” from the UFC until he decided to return after a three-year break.
The return match is ahead early Sunday morning Finnish time. Cejudo is aiming to take back the midget title Downstairs from Sterling.
– During his own career, Cejudo was certainly not able to increase his pension fund as much as he would have liked. He sees that he’s in good shape, and that the opponents are of that level of fighters, so why wouldn’t he go fix the money out of there now? ponders IL’s martial arts expert Jaakko Dahlbacka.
Can triple champion Cejudo even be one of the greatest martial artists of all time?
– Of course you can. First of all, not many people become Olympic champions. Then you switch sports and win the biggest title there is to win. Even in two weight classes. Not many people can do that, says Dahlbacka.
The midget championship belt has changed hands a couple of times since Cejudo. Sterling grabbed the belt from the Russian From Pyotr Jan. Nevertheless, Sterling’s moves have not been as masterful as the statistics would suggest.
Will the 36-year-old Cejudo return as champion in New Jersey? You can watch the match preview in the Kulmamiesten video above.
Henry Cejudo (right) returns to the UFC cage after a long break. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS