Demetrious
Johnson can’t be lured out of retirement. 

Johnson’s former foe, Henry
Cejudo, recently retired from the
UFC following a loss to Payton
Talbott in December 2025. Cejudo is now set to compete in a
wrestling match against fellow UFC veteran Urijah Faber
at RAF 6 on Feb. 28 in Tempe, Arizona. Cejudo was recently telling
Johnson how excited he is about the offer, which also allegedly
includes a lucrative payday. Cejudo also briefly tried to convince
Johnson to complete their trilogy on the wrestling mats at RAF.

“I know, dude… I’m stoked. It’s good stuff, and they’re paying good
money, DJ… A lot of people are calling you out,” Cejudo said. “This
is the trilogy!”

Resolute in Retirement

However, Johnson was having none of it. “Mighty Mouse” is firm on
his decision to stay retired from all sorts of competition.

“Don’t try to con me into this s—t,” Johnson replied. “I don’t
wrestle, man. I’m retired and super busy. I’ve got my other stuff
going on. You still want to compete—you’re the competitor, not
me.”

Johnson (25-4) defended his flyweight title with a first-round
knockout win over Cejudo (16-6) in their first matchup at UFC 197
in 2016. Cejudo avenged the loss by dethroning Johnson via split
decision in their rematch at UFC 227 in 2018. Johnson was
subsequently traded to ONE
Championship, where he became the flyweight champion and
retired after defending his title in a trilogy against Adriano
Moraes in 2023. Meanwhile, Cejudo went on become a two-division
UFC champion by winning the bantamweight title. Cejudo abruptly
retired in 2020 after defending the bantamweight title against
Dominick
Cruz. While “Triple C” returned to competition in 2023, he
never won again and hung up his gloves on a four-fight
slump. 

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