Flyweight contenders Henry Cejudo and Sergio Pettis were supposed to fight each other at UFC 211 back in May, but when that fight got cancelled due to a Cejudo hand injury, both men competed in separate bouts and came away with impressive victories. According to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, the UFC is close to finalizing this matchup for its December 2nd pay-per-view in Detroit, Michigan.
Cejudo (11-2) looked utterly phenomenal in his TKO win over Wilson Reis at UFC 215. The Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling had previously dropped consecutive fights to champion Demetrious Johnson and (perhaps a little bit controversially) Joseph Benavidez, but the 30-year-old’s striking looked better than ever in his dismantling of the Brazilian.