The rumors of Henry
Cejudo’s second retirement were apparently premature, according
to the man himself.
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This s*** is far from over! @danawhite
I want @MerabDvalishvil
head on a plate!
#ufcboston pic.twitter.com/ME9ygzPaJG— Henry
Cejudo (@HenryCejudo)
May 8, 2023
Things didn’t go according to plan for former Ultimate Fighting Championship two-division
champ Cejudo (16-3, 10-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC
288 headliner as “The Messenger” dropped a narrow split
decision to bantamweight titleholder Aljamain
Sterling. In the immediate aftermath of the fight, Cejudo
removed his gloves in the cage and teased that he might be done
with MMA once again. A few hours later, however, Cejudo announced
via Twitter that he wanted to don the four-ounce gloves at least
once more, against Sterling’s teammate and good friend Merab
Dvalishvili.
“This s—t is far from over,” Cejudo wrote. “Dana White, I want
[Dvalishvili’s] head on a plate.”
Let’s Go! I will take another of @funkmasterMMA
‘s leftovers .. for now! https://t.co/I7jVSbcaxp— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil)
May 8, 2023
It didn’t take long for Dvalishvili (16-4, 9-2 UFC) to answer the
call. “The Machine” is currently riding a nine-bout winning streak
and could fight for the championship any time, but has expressed
his disinterest in facing Sterling as they are both Serra-Longo
Fight Team standouts. However, Dvalishvili would be more than happy
to clash with Cejudo.
“Let’s go! I will take another of Sterling‘s leftovers .. for now!”
Dvalishvili replied.
Cejudo challenged Dvalishvili for UFC Boston, which is reportedly
targeted to take place Aug. 19. The UFC hasn’t officially announced
the card yet, but it should also feature a bantamweight clash
between former divisional titleholder Cody
Garbrandt and Mario
Bautista.