H. Cejudo (photo) poses with his two belts. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @henry_cejudo
Urijah faber asked and Henry Cejudo he responded. After a great return at UFC Sacramento, which took place last Saturday (13), the MMA veteran, by beating Ricky simon, challenged the current bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg) to a fight for the category belt. When he won the division title in June, Cejudo made a point of saying that he wants to beat legends of the sport and, among the names mentioned, he called out the 'California Boy'. On his Twitter account, the belt owner warned the 40-year-old athlete about the dangers he was exposing himself to.
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“Be careful what you wish for. You can be another one to bend the knee to the 'three-time' champion”, published Henry.
Cejudo has gradually achieved the status of a sporting legend. In addition to winning two titles in different categories of Ultimate (flies and bantamweight), the athlete carries with him the distinction of being the only athlete within the company to be able to wear an Olympic gold medal on his chest, won in Beijing (China) in 2008. , in wrestling.
Despite having competed for the Ultimate bantamweight title four times, Faber never managed to hold the belt. Even so, the athlete received recognition from the company for his achievements in the sport and, in 2017, he was named to the organization's Hall of Fame, joining names like Royce gracie, Rodrigo Minotauro and Chuck Liddel.
Urijah announced his retirement from mixed martial arts in December 2016, however, just over two years later, he decided to give up his retirement and return to testing himself in the sport professionally. In his return fight, last weekend, he showed that he can still fight at a high level within the category. By knocking out an opponent 14 years younger, the 'California Boy' once again gained prominence in the sport.
At 40 years old, Urijah has 43 fights in his professional record, recording 33 wins and 10 losses.
Careful what you wish for my corn-rolled princess. You could be the next legend to bend the knee to Triple C. https://t.co/j5NcVrEoqz
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 14, 2019
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