Off the back of his controversial defeat at UFC Seattle, Henry Cejudo has denied he quit in his technical decision loss to Song Yadong — revealing an apparent corneal abrasion as well as other injuries suffered after he found himself on the receiving end of an inadvertent eye poke.
Cejudo, a former undisputed bantamweight and flyweight champion under the umbrella of the promotion, headlined the promotion’s return to Seattle overnight, taking on perennial contender, Yadong in a five round clash.
However, dropping a technical decision loss (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) loss to the Chinese star, Cejudo was left unable to continue after finding himself on the receiving end of a nasty eye poke in the final minute of the third round, before explaining how his vision was hampered as a result.