Henry Cejudo praises Islam Makhachev, but believes Charles do Bronx can beat him

H. Cejudo (center) says that C. from the Bronx (right) can stop I. Makhachev (left). Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage

Islam makhachev once again impressed the MMA world with a knockout over Bobby Green in the first round, in a fight valid for the UFC Las Vegas 49 last Saturday (26). However, there is an athlete in the lightweight division (up to 70,3kg.) who can defeat him, according to the former flyweight (up to 56,7kg.) and bantamweight (up to 61,2kg.) champion, Henry Cejudo.

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In your 'Twitter' official, Cejudo tried to praise Makhachev for his performance and, for him, just the champion Charles of the Bronx has the ability to surpass the Russian currently.

“I respect Green for accepting the fight at short notice, but Makhachev is the worst possible matchup for him. Charles, perhaps, is the only lightweight who could beat Makhachev right now,” Henry wrote.

Makhachev, however, will have to wait for the fight between Charles of the Bronx e Justin gaethje, which happens in the UFC 274, an event scheduled to take place on May 7th. He even ruled out being a 'reserve fighter' and believes he has already done enough to secure a chance. With the triumph, the Russian has a record of 22 positive results and one negative result in his career in mixed martial arts.

Respect that Bobby Green for stepping up on short notice, but Islam makhachev is the worst possible matchup for him. @CharlesDoBronxs might be the only lightweight who could beat Islam right now! @TeamKhabib # UFCVegas49

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) February 27, 2022