Former undisputed UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion, Henry Cejudo insists he will not hang up his gloves despite much speculation earlier this month, having failed in his pursuit to recapture 135lbs gold in a championship outing against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288.
Headlining the promotion’s return to Newark, New Jersey for the flagship event, Los Angeles-born challenger, Cejudo snapped a three-year plus hiatus from the sport, having retired from active mixed martial arts competition back in May 2020 following a successful title defense against Dominick Cruz.
And despite turning in a valiant effort against Sterling in their back-and-forth title affair at UFC 288 earlier this month in ‘The Garden State’, Cejudo, an Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling to boot, suffered a split decision (48-47, 47-48, 47-48) defeat to Uniondale native, Sterling.