Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo has changed his mind on who he would prefer as a backup for his upcoming fight against Aljamain Sterling.
Though he originally preferred Sean O’Malley — the current No. 1 contender in the bantamweight division — Cejudo recently saw someone else who could fill in should something happen to Sterling: Merab Dvalishvili. In his first UFC headliner, the ‘Machine’ shined, dominating Petr Yan en route to a unanimous decision at UFC Las Vegas this past Saturday.
From what he saw, Cejudo said UFC president Dana White should consider having Dvalishvili on standby.