Henry Cejudo is fast approaching the tip of his UFC journey.
Cejudo has enjoyed an illustrious profession on mixed martial arts’ biggest stage, which has helped cement his status as one in every of the best combat sports athletes in history.
After winning a gold medal in Olympic freestyle wrestling, ‘Triple C’ crossed over to MMA and went on to win each the bantamweight and flyweight UFC titles.
Having made a comeback from an initial 2020 retirement, the previous champ-champ plans to once more call time on his profession contained in the Octagon at UFC 323 this December, where Cejudo will face Payton Talbott.
And in contrast to many UFC veterans in recent times, the 38-year-old has no plans to throw down in a unique sport.
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Henry Cejudo won’t consider BKFC move after confirmation of his final UFC fight
The game of bare-knuckle boxing continues to grow, having gained more prominence since Conor McGregor became a BKFC part-owner.
‘The Notorious’ has since had various memorable moments involving the promotion’s talent, including former UFC stars like Mike Perry and Jeremy Stephens.
But it surely would appear that there may be little to no probability of Cejudo joining that list by also crossing over to BKFC following his expected final foray into the cage this December.
“That’s a f—- sport where I’m identical to Jesus, bro, last resort,” Cejudo said on his Pound 4 Pound podcast with Kamaru Usman.
“I’d somewhat get into stripping than do BKFC, bro. On my life,” he added. “If all these female UFC fighters can do it, why can’t I do it?”
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Henry Cejudo revealed his retirement plan to President Donald Trump
Talk of the previous two-division UFC champion hanging up the gloves again this 12 months arose a couple of months before the fight with Talbott was announced by Dana White.
Cejudo told United States President Donald Trump his plan to fight just over again when the pair interacted on the NCAA wrestling finals this past July.
“I’ve got yet one more and I’m calling it,” Cejudo said.
Having already reversed one retirement decision, it stays to be seen if ‘Triple C’ will commit to an exit from the game for good the second time around.