Henry Cejudo mocks Deiveson Figueiredo's achievement: 'Champion for hire'

H. Cejudo poses with his two belts and Olympic medal. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Out of MMA since May, Henry Cejudo does not miss the opportunity to provoke his former rivals. Former flyweight (up to 56,7kg) and bantamweight (up to 61,2kg) champion, 'Triplo C' mocked the recent achievements of Deiveson Figueiredo e Petr yan, who occupied the places that were held by North Americans in the past.

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“Congratulations to the second interim champion this week,” Cejudo wrote on his Twitter account, alluding to Deiveson and Yan, who won the flyweight and bantamweight belts, respectively.

Figueiredo became the new owner of the belt after a historic performance against Joseph Benavidez last Saturday (18). Even promoting a true massacre against the North American, the feat of the man from Pará seems not to have impressed Henry, who mocked the victory after the UFC Fight Island 2.

“Dana White, my retirement was sincere, but watching you hand out belts to these 'champions for hire', it shames me. There is only one 'triple champion'. Bend your knees,” Cejudo provoked.

Hey @danawhite my retirement was sincere but watching you guys give belts to these “RENT A champs” makes me CrInGe! – The one and only Triple C. #bendtheknee pic.twitter.com/IsrjiSkKi4

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 19, 2020

Henry retired from the sport after his victory against Dominick Cruz, UFC 249. On that occasion, the athlete made his first defense of the bantamweight title and, shortly after the triumph, announced, still in the octagon, that he was leaving MMA. Shortly afterwards, Ultimate removed the North American from the ranking and promoted the clash between Petr and José Aldo for the vacant belt, being won by the Russian.

Although he is pushing for retirement, Cejudo has insisted on holding a fight against Alexander Volkanovsky to try for a third title in different divisions in Ultimate. The feat has never been accomplished in the organization's history.

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