Cejudo: Follow Khabib’s Path to MMA Greatness

JUARA.NET – Former UFC fighter, Henry Cejudo feels that he can be remembered more brilliantly if he follows in Khabib Nurmagomedov’s footsteps.

Henry Cejudo is known as one of the star and accomplished fighters in the UFC.

The fighter nicknamed Triple C is known to have been champion in two UFC divisions, namely flyweight and bantamweight.

Cejduo then chose to retire in his prime while still being the bantamweight champion in May 2020.

After retiring about three years later, Cejudo made a comeback, he returned from retirement on May 6, 2023.

Cejudo also staged a comeback duel against Aljamain Sterling to regain the bantamweight title, but this time he ended up losing.

This fighter, who is known to be good friends with Khabib, ended up losing via split decision.

After losing in his comeback match, Cejudo continued to suffer defeats, even in his last match against Payton Talbott on December 6.

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In his farewell fight to the UFC, Cejudo lost via points decision to Talbott.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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