Henry Cejudo isn’t about to bend the knee for anyone, including the UFC.
Speaking to Brendan Schaub on the “Food Truck Diaries,” flyweight and bantamweight champion Cejudo (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) admitted he’s not too keen on making the cut down to 125 pounds for his next fight, despite UFC president Dana White saying that he has to defend his flyweight title vs. Joseph Benavidez next.
“Dana can say what he wants, and he’s the president and what not, but when you own two weight classes, when you have some kingdoms, I think I have the leverage,” Cejudo said. “No one’s going to force me to fight someone that I don’t want.
“Cutting weight is hard for me, man. Making ’25 is hard. My debut in the UFC, I didn’t make weight. I didn’t make weight a few times in my fighting career trying to make ’25.”
With several exciting new additions to the 135-pound division like former featherweight king Jose Aldo and former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar, Cejudo likes the current state of the division.
Cejudo, who’s targeting a return in March, has his eyes on two former champs.
“I like Frankie Edgar. I like the Dominick Cruz right now,” Cejudo said. “That’s what’s jumping at me. As much as Joe does have a victory over me … but at the end of the day, it’s cutting the weight, man – especially being up at ’35 and then feeling good, and having a good camp, and just being more happy. Be more happy, literally – like, I cut 25 pounds to get down to ’25.
“I’m going to end up finishing my career at bantamweight, 100 percent.”
