Topic: Henry Cejudo
Cejudo Moving Up to 135 lbs.
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09.03.2014 | 2:16 PM ET
Dana offered him to move up to 135 lbs. since he's having problems making 125 lbs.
He accepted and will now be fighting at the upper weight class.
Source is Ariel Helwani.
Fighter Details
- Name: Henry Cejudo
- Pro MMA Record: 16-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: Triple C
- Current Streak: 2 Losses
- Age: 1987-02-09 | Date of Birth: 1987.02.09
- Last Fight: February 17, 2024 in UFC
- Weight Class: Bantamweight | Last Weigh-In: 135.0 lbs
- Affiliation: Fight Ready MMA
- Height: 5'4" (163cm) | Reach: 67.5" (171cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $790,000 USD
- Born: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Fighting out of: Phoenix, Arizona
- College: N/A
- Foundation Style: Wrestling
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Responses
09.03.2014 | 2:24 PM ET
"Frig off, bud"
09.03.2014 | 2:30 PM ET
"If the enemy rejects the ground, I would take him down by tackle. Why didn’t he [Royler] do so? May I introduce him to a good coach? His tackle was... like a girl’s one... Mr. Royler, how are you feeling?" - Kazushi Sakuraba
06.12.2015 | 2:14 PM ET
* Edited at 06.12.2015, 2:15 PM ET *
06.12.2015 | 7:45 PM ET
"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib
06.14.2015 | 10:05 AM ET
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
06.14.2015 | 10:36 AM ET
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
06.14.2015 | 12:05 PM ET
When you consider Flyweight is one of the most shallow divisions in the sport (along with Bantamweight and Heavyweight) this may be the most primed Olympian to cross over into MMA in regards to being a champion ever and the fact that he barely scathed by Chico Camus is eye opening. Although, following Cejudos career in the Olympics we will know he's one to rise to the occasion, he was down in every wrestling match at the 2008 games only to come back from the jaws of defeat to cement the win each time. So while I'm skeptical, I am awaiting his next fight to see if he can also rise to the occasion then. I hope he is given a stern test, Benavidez, Dodson, Bagautinov preferably but even Formiga, McCall, Lineker, Moraga, Makovsky, Borg, Horiguchi and several others are step ups from who he has faced up until now.
-The Nomad Newton Einstein Chomsky DeGrasse Dawkins III
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
06.14.2015 | 2:09 PM ET
He won the fights, looked so-so in all of them and what would you expect? Look at Phil Davis, he's been doing this **** for years and still can't strike for **** nor finish anyone in the top 20.
No one said Cejudo's going to eventually turn into a world beater just because he's a great wrestler. All he has is a great base to build on and a proven ability to excel. The rest is yet to come (or not) and since he's starting higher up on the ladder than your average UFC newcoming prospect, naturally he won't be ripping through them. As of now, the goal is to win and improve.
* Edited at 06.14.2015, 2:11 PM ET *
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
06.14.2015 | 4:57 PM ET
It would be wise for him to progress slowly, he's only been fighting MMA since March 2013. He's only going to get better.
A good fight for him next would be Formiga next. Maybe Makovsky.
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"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud." - Henry Rollins
06.14.2015 | 7:22 PM ET
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
06.15.2015 | 12:34 AM ET
Let's not forget this is the Flyweight division, you don't count finishes in this division, you enjoy the much higher technique level, the versatility, the fact that cardio lasts for the whole 5 rounds. This is why the casual fan doesn't like this division, I've come to expect more of frequent Tapology guys than I do of the casual fan. If you're looking for finishes go watch Shawn Jordan, he either finishes or gets finished in every fight. It's ugly to watch but you've got your just bleed wow moment.
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
06.15.2015 | 2:41 AM ET
* Edited at 06.15.2015, 2:47 AM ET *
06.15.2015 | 2:59 AM ET
Yoss as to your point I agree with you about finishes not being the end all be all of qualifier for a quality fight. However I do think when comparing P4P guys that guys that regularly finish with similar bodies of work to guys with a lot of decisions that finishers should be ranked ahead of the others.
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
06.15.2015 | 3:28 AM ET
"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib
06.16.2015 | 2:22 PM ET
Flyweight is a division where 28 does not mean the same as 28 at Middleweight. On top of this, Cejudo has been wrestling his entire life all the way through the Olympics and isn't a stranger to bad weight cuts and injuries. The reality is, he doesn't have a few years to find himself like Kyoji Horiguchi does even if he's young in MMA. His body has been through more than most Flyweights and he's arguably in or just outside of his athletic prime. The fact that he's so much wealthier than the rest of the Flyweights besides maybe one or two guys has to help. He gets to have the best coaches cater to him, his own nutritionist and whatever else he wants. We are seeing the blood spinning athletes are doing, the machines that go to below -200°F, the gravity tanks etc...let's not pretend that having the access to all of that without financial worry isn't an advantage to most his counterparts.
Okay, I got a bit off subject. At 28, with years of boxing experience and credentials, an Olympic gold medal and a 9-0 record (3-0) we are all anticipating his shot at the title. Even us who think he would lose to many guys in the division. Whether he becomes a world beater or not, we are all waiting to see. The fact that he just had a controversial decision vs Camus where he was outstruck and couldn't land a takedown to save his life...that is surprising....Look at the guys Camus has lost to, look where Camus is ranked never a top 10 caliber guy in either of the two shallowest divisions and he proved to be Cejudo's ceiling. That is surprising to me.
Also finishing is irrelevant to me when it comes to someone's performance. I don't think I mentioned his inability to finish, he's a Flyweight.
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
06.16.2015 | 2:55 PM ET
I don't know, was never that high on him nor has he made me a fan, I just think that on account of his accolades he's been thrown into a deeper tank than others with his number of fights and into a division where you get pretty high up the ladder pretty fast. Both Camus and Cariaso are very tough so I'm not going to refer to the fact that he didn't finish them as a way to assess just how good he can be in a year or so.
One thing's sure though, he's going to have to learn how to his incorporate his wrestling into his all-around MMA game if he wants to get anywhere because as of now it looks like he wants to strike and then fall back on his wrestling when it doesn't work (like many wrestler seem to want to do). The real greats are the ones that aren't "ashamed" of their wrestling and put it all together. He's got a much better striking base than most top caliber wrestlers have and he's peaking physically. I agree though that in the lower weight classes he needs to his his MMA prime pretty much now or he'll end up a "what if".
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205