Duel between Cejudo and Pettis should be rescheduled for UFC 218

Cejudo (left) and Pettis (right) will face each other in May. (Photo: Reproduction / Instagram / UFC)

the fight between Henry Cejudo and Sergio Pettis, initially scheduled for UFC 211, in May, should be rescheduled for UFC 218, which takes place on December 2, in Detroit. The information is from the North American website MMA Fighting. The two flyweights faced each other the week of the fight, but Cejudo suffered a hand injury three days before the event and the duel was cancelled.

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After that, both faced other opponents and will now meet in December. Sergio Pettis surpassed Brandon Moreno in the main fight of UFC Mexico, at the beginning of August, while Henry Cejudo, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, knocked out Wilson reis at UFC 215 this month, recovering from the setback suffered to Joseph Benavidez.

UFC 218 only has one officially announced fight, between Cortney Casey and Felice herrig, valid for straw weight. Before Jon Jones falling into an anti-doping test, Ultimate thought about having a duel of champions for the heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic. José Aldo could also return at the same event, probably against Ricardo Lamas. MMA Fighting still speculates that the new featherweight champion Max Holloway can defend the title against Frankie Edgar on the same show.