Now that T.J. Dillashaw is without a UFC title and suspended for one year, reigning flyweight champion Henry Cejudo believes he is the new king of the flyweight and bantamweight divisions.
Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a recent interview, ‘The Messenger’ said he now holds all the cards and joked that the UFC should create a new weight class in his name – ‘the Cejudoweight division.’
Another quote from my chat w/ @HenryCejudo:
“I’m the biggest name now. I hold all the cards. It ain’t the flyweight division or the bantamweight division it’s the Cejudoweight division. So I will just wait and see what the UFC has planned for the Cejudoweight division.” 1,371 4:13 PM – Mar 20, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy 459 people are talking about this
“I’m the biggest name now,” Cejudo told Helwani. “I hold all the cards. It ain’t the flyweight division or the bantamweight division it’s the Cejudoweight division. So I will just wait and see what the UFC has planned for the Cejudoweight division.”
Now that the bantamweight division is without a champion, Cejudo could very well move up a weight class and compete for the vacant title.
Former champ Dillashaw voluntarily relinquished the bantamweight strap after testing positive for a banned substance in relation to his bout with Cejudo, which he lost via first-round technical knockout. It’s unknown what substance Dillashaw tested positive for, but the 33-year-old has been suspended for one year by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC).
Cejudo, who last fought at UFC Fight Night 143, where he knocked out Dillashaw in the main event, is currently on a four-fight win streak and listed in the UFC’s top-five pound-for-pound rankings.
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