Henry Cejudo is now no longer the double champ as UFC has stripped him of his featherweight title. Now, Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo will fight for the vacant flyweight title.
Mike Bohn of MMAJunkie was first to report this news about Cejudo getting stripped of his flyweight title.
Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo fight is scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN+ 27 event in Norfolk, Virginia on February 27 aT the Chartway Arena.
Henry Cejudo is no longer the UFC 125 champ. After it became clear he could not defend the title soon, UFC will move on from and has booked Benavidez vs. Figueiredo for the vacant title on Feb. 29. Cejudo is relinquishing the title, per sources. @MikeBohnMMA first reported.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 20, 2019
“Henry Cejudo is no longer the UFC 125 champ. After it became clear he could not defend the title soon, UFC will move on from and has booked Benavidez vs. Figueiredo for the vacant title on Feb. 29. Cejudo is relinquishing the title, per sources. @MikeBohnMMA first reported,” Helwani tweeted.
Upon further review: @ColeShelton91 had the fight news first; @MikeBohnMMA had UFC vacating the title. Good work by all!
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 20, 2019
Unceremonious end to Cejudo’s 125 title reign, though this confirms, in a weird way, that he really did save the division. If he didn’t, they would have just moved on or let him keep it. Fact that they are eager to crown a new champ signals renewed interest. Mission accomplished.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 20, 2019
“Unceremonious end to Cejudo’s 125 title reign, though this confirms, in a weird way, that he really did save the division. If he didn’t, they would have just moved on or let him keep it. Fact that they are eager to crown a new champ signals renewed interest. Mission accomplished” ESPN‘s Ariel Helwani tweeted.
Henry Cejudo will be looking forward to defending his UFC bantamweight title in early 2020. In an interview with Brett Okamoto of ESPN, Cejudo revealed that he relinquished his flyweight title to focus on defending his bantamweight title.
Literally just landed in South Korea and received a call from @henrycejudo, who says he has relinquished his UFC flyweight title to focus on defending his bantamweight belt. Will have a statement from him up shortly. Cejudo was in good spirits as you can see. pic.twitter.com/mNuKQVFhwm
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 20, 2019
“Literally just landed in South Korea and received a call from @henrycejudo, who says he has relinquished his UFC flyweight title to focus on defending his bantamweight belt. Will have a statement from him up shortly. Cejudo was in good spirits as you can see,” Brett Okamoto of ESPN tweeted.
Henry Cejudo last defended his bantamweight title in January earlier this year against TJ Dillashaw where he knocked him out in the first round. He won the bantamweight title earlier this year in June at UFC 238 when he knocked out Marlon Moraes.
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