Cejudo willing to rematch TJ Your stock took a big hit against me
Get the Full StoryYou lost your juice man, you lost your juice, you lost to me. I m your next fight and everybody knows that. Be careful what you wish for, T.J. Dillashaw.After Henry Cejudo s stunning 32-second TKO stoppage against Dillashaw at UFC Fight Night 143, The Messenger has already agreed to a rematch against the reigning bantamweight champion.
Dillashaw, who dropped down to the flyweight division in hopes of becoming the UFC s next champ-champ , is absolutely livid with Saturday s result and has been campaigning hard for a rematch.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani in a recent interview, Cejudo said Dillashaw has no option but an immediate rematch due to his stock taking a massive hit at the weekend.
You lost your juice man, you lost your juice, you lost to me. I m your next fight and everybody knows that. Unless you avenge your loss to me, your stock market went down, Cejudo said on The Ariel Helwani MMA Show, per MMA Mania s Adam Guillen Jr.
Cejudo, the reigning flyweight king, now has his own opportunity to move up in weight to become the next two-division champ - but under one condition.
The Olympic gold medallist is willing to challenge Dillashaw at 135-pounds if and only if the UFC guarantees the safety of the flyweight division.
It s legacy, that s all there is to it, Cejudo continued. The only reason I would do this is making sure the 125 pound belt is secure for all of us. Not just for me, for all of us. I got to really sit down with Dana because I do not know what s going on, he added, while saying he also has no qualms in running it back at 125 pounds.
I promise I will go to 135 , or we can do it again at 125, I don t have a problem with that. TJ, if you want your rematch, you got it man.
With the ball now in his court, Cejudo firmly believes he is the UFC s new cash cow.
I m the cash cow now, man, it s the Cejudo way. Everybody wants a piece of me, everybody is coming out of the wood-works. I got a huge target on my back. But you know what, I m going to embrace that and everybody is on notice. Flyweights and bantamweights. We don t know what the history of the flyweights holds for us, but I ll tell you one thing, I am going to continue to fight. I m going to meet with uncle Dana and we will take it from there, he said.
Expect Cejudo to surge up the pound-for-pound list once the UFC updates its official rankings.
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