After accusing Sterling of faking an injury at UFC 259, Henry Cejudo apologizes to the new champion

H. Cejudo (right) was a double UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The 'King' surrendered. After publicly accusing aljamain sterling of faking an injury in the fight against Petr yan No. UFC 259, Henry Cejudo ended up recanting with the new bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg.). Former category leader, the North American apologized to the athlete, who won the match after suffering an illegal knee from the Russian, who was disqualified after the action.

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“I want to apologize to Aljamain, I really do. I was a little disappointed, nervous. At the same time, I was furious, because he ended up doing an interview, making publications and I saw images of him with the belt. This made me misinterpret it. In the end, it was an illegal blow carried out by Petr yan. I want to apologize for some of my texts,” Cejudo said in a video published on Twitter.

Immediately after the unexpected outcome in one of the most anticipated fights last Saturday (6), Cejudo took to social media to attack Sterling. With a montage, the North American suggested that the challenger was acting, making reference to the 'Oscar'.

“He had a concussion and could no longer fight, but he was able to conduct a full interview afterwards. That's why an Olympic medal is the greatest achievement an athlete can have. Sterling, at least you know you can make it in Hollywood,” Henry posted.

Understand the case

In the fight against Yan, in the fight for the bantamweight title, Aljamain had good and bad moments. In the initial rounds, the challenger managed to put pressure on the then champion. However, Petr recovered and dominated the contest until the fourth round.

The tragic moment for the Russian, however, came in a scenario that was favorable to Yan. The fighter, however, threw a powerful knee at his rival when Aljamain was in a vulnerable position, which did not allow the attack.

After the action, Sterling was examined by UFC doctors and, after a few minutes, the referee of the match, Mark Smith, decided to interrupt. With the decision of the conductor of the confrontation, Petr was disqualified and lost the belt.

He got concussed and he couldn't fight but he could conduct a full ass interview and tweet after… this is why an Olympic gold medal is greatest accomplishment an athlete could do! But hey @funkmasterMMA at least you know you could make it Hollywood. And I'm not hating tonight pic.twitter.com/YNUUMRfbvs

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 7, 2021

Breaking down the fight UFC 259@funkmasterMMA vs @PetrYanUFC
Apologizing to Aljo but only this time! 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/VlIet1U40T

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 7, 2021

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