Simply a few months in the past, former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo expressed curiosity in a possible return to flyweight, however the division’s present champion isn’t shopping for it as Alexandre Pantoja doesn’t assume Cejudo is significantly contemplating a drop from bantamweight.
Pantoja doesn’t have the arrogance in Cejudo’s capability to get again all the way down to 125 kilos at age 37 – except perhaps there’s medical intervention.
“If you go to the surgical procedure physician, yeah, he wants (liposuction) to make the burden,” Pantoja advised MMA Junkie jokingly. “I don’t assume he could make the burden once more. He’s too massive.”
Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who returns to defend his belt towards Japan’s Kai Asakura at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 in Las Vegas, likes the combat with Cejudo and sees it as a dream matchup. He simply doesn’t assume it may possibly occur at 125 kilos.
“I’d love the chance,” Pnatoja mentioned. “If Cejudo can try this, I’ll give him 5 kilos to combat. It will likely be a dream to combat with Cejudo, after all. He’s a legend.”
Pantoja and Cejudo share historical past. Cejudo was Pantoja’s coach throughout Pantoja’s stint on “The Final Fighter” again in 2016. But, regardless of each competing at flyweight for a number of years, the 2 have by no means crossed paths.
Pantoja is now on a six-fight profitable streak with two title defenses, whereas Cejudo is coming off two consecutive defeats, with one towards then-champion Aljamain Sterling for the UFC bantamweight title.
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