UFC veteran Henry Cejudo’s next fight is confirmed to be against Marlon Vera at UFC 292 in August, and the confirmation comes straight from Dana White himself.
The news was made public by Brett Okamoto of ESPN, to whom White confirmed about the rumored matchup. The three round bantamweight fight will take place on 19th August at the TD Garden in Boston- on the undercard headlined by the Bantamweight title fight between reigning champion Aljamain Sterling and top contender Sean O’Malley. The co-main event is featuring another title fight- between Women’s Strawweight champ Zhang Weili taking on Amanda Lemos.
Let’s go. Cejudo vs. Chito added to UFC 292 in Boston, per Dana White. Three rounder, on the same card as Sterling, O’Malley title fight. It’s a Bantamweight night in Beantown, Aug. 19. pic.twitter.com/B8nMSDPWH4
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 20, 2023
“Triple C” came out of retirement with an aim to reclaim his 135-pound title and took on Sterling at UFC 288 back in May. However, the former double champ suffered a loss to
Funk Master” derailed Cejudo’s plan of regaining his former featherweight throne and instead, was rumored to be facing Vera.
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With Cejudo vs. Vera added to the undercard, the current lineup at UFC 292 looks like this-
- UFC Bantamweight title fight: Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Sean O’Malley
- UFC Women’s Strawweight title fight: Zhang Weili (c) vs. Amanda Lemos
- Chris Weidman vs. Brad Tavares
- Geoff Neal vs. Ian Machado Garry
- Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Vera
- Rob Font vs. Song Yadong
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Mario Bautista
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Andre Petroski
- Gregor Rodrigues vs. Denis Tiuliulin
- Mayrna Moroz vs. Karine Silva
- Andrea Lee vs. Natalie Silva
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