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Sean O’Malley starts Cejudo rumor, says ‘somebody close’ revealed former champ is broke and ‘hurting’

Sean O’Malley has started a rumor concerning former two-division champion Henry Cejudo, stating that he’s broke and desperate to unretire.

“I heard from someone close to Henry that he’s got like $37 in the bank and he’s literally just trying to do anything to get some money and trying to book a fight,” O’Malley said on The MMA Hour.

O’Malley brought up these alleged money issues again later in the interview, when discussing T.J. Dillashaw fighting at the same card with a badly injured shoulder.

“I don’t know why (Dillashaw) would go into a fight that high level and fight for a title, when you’re that compromised.