H. Cejudo (left) and T. Dillashaw (right) face each other at UFC 233. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @ufc
Ultimate made official the superfight for the flyweight belt between Henry Cejudo e TJ Dillashaw. The duel between the champions will take place in the main fight of UFC 233 on January 26, 2019, in Anaheim (USA). The announcement was made through the organization's social networks on Monday night (26).
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Dillashaw will attempt to become the sixth two-division men's champion in UFC history. He might team up with Randy Couture, B.J. Penn, Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre and Daniel Cormier.
TJ Dillashaw comes from a sequence of four victories. The bantamweight champion defeated Raphael Assunção, John Lineker and cody garbrandt on two occasions. His last setback was in January 2016 when he was overcome by Dominick Cruz.
Henry Cejudo comes from three consecutive victories over Wilson reis, Sergio Pettis and Demetrious Johnson. The Olympic medalist beat 'Mighty Mouse' in August this year, ending his run of 11 belt defenses and winning the category title.
🏆 vs 🏆@HenryCejudo defends the flyweight belt against bantamweight champion @TJDillashaw at #UFC233 in Anaheim at the @HondaCenter!
🎟 ➡ Dec. 7 pic.twitter.com/QCFj6NoFFA
- UFC (@ufc) November 27th, 2018
UFC 233 card so far
Fly weight: TJ Dillashaw x Henry Cejudo
Welterweight: Ben Askren x Robbie Lawler
Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz x John lineker
Lightweight: Alexander Hernandez x Francisco Massaranduba
Lightweight: James Vick x Paul felder
Fly weight: Joanne calderwood x Ariane Lipski
Bantamweight: Marion Reneau x It's Kunitskaya
Average weight: anthony hernandez x Markus Maluko
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