Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo only recently re-entered USADA’s testing pool after his retirement, but is already threatening to leave the sport behind once more. This time, it’s because Cejudo’s stated goal, a fight against UFC featherweight champion Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski, may not transpire.
With Volkanovski set to fight for the lightweight title in the near future, Cejudo’s chances of featherweight gold are looking slim, with Cejudo taking to his YouTube channel to air his frustration.
Is Henry Cejudo About to Retire… Again?
“[I’m] a little pissed, a little down, I guess you could say it. It just only gives me one option. Maybe I could fight Alexander in Australia? That’s the only thing that I could think of. And if it is meant to be that I’ll never fight again for that reason if they’re just gonna stall me out like that then that’s all there is to it.
I’m satisfied. I’m full with my career. Me making a comeback was just to make history. Like yeah, I did talk a lot of s—t to Dana [White]. But I still respect the crap out of [him]. Even if I never ever fight again. I just want you to know that from the bottom of my heart.”
Cejudo continued, promising that he refuses to fight for “anything other than gold”. “I just won’t fight for anything other than gold.
GSP’s had the opportunity. A lot of people who have came back and have won the belts like Brock Lesnar. I put myself not only in that category but even beyond that. I defended both my belts and if that’s how it is with ‘Uncle Dana’ then that’s what it is and I can literally say goodbye and I’m okay with that.
I would still love to make history, I’ll still be ready at whatever point in time, but I’m just a bit bummed out to be quite honest. [A Max Holloway fight] would be the only fight prior to a Volkanovski fight.
Like, hey, man, just give me the biggest, baddest dude that people think that he can beat me that I’d like to prove myself with. Other than that, I don’t want to fight Yair [Rodriguez]. I love that dude, he’s got a lot of good talent, I don’t want to fight a lot of these guys. I want to fight the best, I want to prove myself. If I go the Holloway route, I’m up for that.”
Henry Cejudo already retired once, and has not fought since. Is this all just a ploy to get a shot against a top-tier featherweight? Let us know in the comments.
