Henry Cejudo put Mario Bautista in his place.
Bautista is coming off the most important win of his profession, scoring a split-decision victory over former featherweight world champion Jose Aldo. Bautista prolonged his unbeaten streak to seven with the win, however his efficiency left quite a bit to be desired.
All through a lot of the competition, Bautista held Aldo in opposition to the fence and little else which prompted battle followers to lambaste each him and the choice in his favor.
However whether or not or not you appreciated his efficiency, the actual fact of the matter is Bautista gained and launched himself into the bantamweight high 10. Instantly following the win, Bautista referred to as for a battle with former two-division titleholder Henry Cejudo.
Even with Cejudo dropping back-to-back bouts in opposition to Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili, it nonetheless felt like Bautista was aiming slightly excessive. Because it seems, ‘Triple C’ felt the identical method and made that abundantly clear when he met Bautista face-to-face at LFA 196 in Phoenix.
Is Mario Bautista vs. Henry Cejudo the battle to make?
It positively felt like Cejudo received one of the best of Bautista throughout their verbal trade. Maybe we’ll see them settle their distinction of opinion contained in the Octagon.
Although Cejudo has much more accolades than Bautista, he’s solely three spots forward of the streaking standout within the bantamweight rankings, sitting within the No. 7 spot as of this writing.
Are you interested by seeing Henry Cejudo vs. Mario Bautista, or does Bautista have extra work to do earlier than getting a battle with such a high-profile opponent?
