Henry Cejudo is now officially the ‘Champ-Champ’ as he stopped Marlon Moraes in the third round at the main event of UFC 238 in Chicago, Illinois.
Cejudo who was already the flyweight champion moved up in weight class to fight Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight title. Cejudo had knocked out TJ Dillashaw, the then-bantamweight champion in the first round and was supposed to move up and fight Dillashaw in the rematch but Dillashaw failed a drug test and the bantamweight title got vacant.
After getting battered in the first round by Moraes with leg kicks, the flyweight champion Cejudo bounced back to win the second round. In the third round, Cejudo started hitting Moraes with a knee to the body and then took him down and landed several big punches. With less than a minute left on the clock, Cejudo started pounding Moraes with elbows when ultimately the referee Marc Goddard had to step in and wave it off.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Henry Cejudo has done it.
He wins via 3rd round TKO. He is now the flyweight and bantamweight champion.
He is also an Olympic Gold Medalist, believe it or not.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 9, 2019
Congratulations Henry Cejudo! Welcome to the club 🥃 https://t.co/xF2BHGfr9n
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 9, 2019
Henry Cejudo is the Champ Champ. TKO finish of Marlon Moraes in the final seconds of the third round. Was getting worked early, made an adjustment, then dominated from that point forward. Champion mentality. Cejudo is a special athlete.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 9, 2019
A 5 foot 2 Giant!
Henry Cejudo becomes the Champ Champ!#UFC238 pic.twitter.com/MZ5HySpoC8
— NedsAU (@NedsAus) June 9, 2019
Dana White on Henry Cejudo's performance:
"I'm never going to doubt that kid again" #UFC238
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) June 9, 2019
Henry Cejudo doesn’t actually perform sex he prefers to just watch as his partner pleases herself with his gold medal. #UFC238
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) June 9, 2019
What Henry Cejudo has done in his athletic career is quite incredible.
Dethrones Demetrious Johnson. Knocks out TJ Dillashaw, who was on EPO at the time. Finishes Marlon Moraes by third round TKO. Legit champ-champ status and yes, he is an Olympic gold medalist, too.#UFC238
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) June 9, 2019
Jesus, what a comeback and performance from Cejudo. His early career, based on his repeated weight blows, would be a flameout. Now, he's one of the greatest fighters on the planet, finally realizing his talent. Just incredible.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) June 9, 2019
"I am the greatest combat sports athlete of all time." – Henry Cejudo (Triple C) #UFC238
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) June 9, 2019
Cejudo is a fighter man. He's not just a freak athlete. This is now interesting as fuck.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 9, 2019
Henry Cejudo, you tricky lil bitch, you actually did it. pic.twitter.com/5xzThB9Ihm
— #1 Roman Reigns Groupie (@SillyLilPodcast) June 9, 2019
Henry Cejudo is the fucking man. I don’t wanna hear SHIT from all these folks wanting him to get koed. BOW DOWN TO YOUR CRINGE KING!!! #ufc238 pic.twitter.com/CV8cb3a0I5
— Titos spanked ass (@titos_ass) June 9, 2019
Cejudo made the mid-fight adjustment and TKO'd Moraes. The will and heart he showed in this fight is inspiring from getting kicked to a pulp, rocked a few times, but turned to walk the bigger stronger man down and finding holes in the clinch.
Cejudo is an all-time great.
— Weasle (@ThaWeasle) June 9, 2019
I am kinda blown away.
Moraes is a physical fighter for 135. He put it on Cejudo in the first and yet, the flyweight champ found a way to bulldoze Moraes. No one has done that to him.
Olympic champ
Flyweight champ
Bantamweight champHenry Cejudo is a special talent.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) June 9, 2019
Henry Cejudo is now a champ-champ!
He stops Marlon Moraes with a third round TKO. Olympic gold medalist. UFC flyweight champion and now UFC bantamweight champion. Unreal.#UFC238
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) June 9, 2019
Henry Cejudo has done it! R3 TKO. Olympic champ. Now two-division UFC champion. Unbelievable. #UFC238
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) June 9, 2019
UFC 238 set the all-time record for most significant strikes landed at a single event, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
1) UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes — 1,818
2) UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega — 1,674
3) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura — 1,639
— Greg Rosenstein (@grosenstein) June 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/MMAHistoryToday/status/1137586047213277184
Holy shit. Cejuda vs Moraes #UFC238
Instant Classic
— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) June 9, 2019
Henry Cejudo. Put some respect on his damn name. Defeats Marlon Moraes via 3rd round TKO. New bantamweight champ. #UFC238
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) June 9, 2019
👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿 @HenryCejudo pic.twitter.com/b7Nmyen9n8
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) June 9, 2019
Shoutout to the Coach Of The Year @CPTdasAmericas! Two Champ Champs. Took us to higher levels. Thank you Captain!
Um alô pro Treinador do Ano @CPTdasAmericas! Dois Champ Champs, nos levou a níveis mais altos. Obrigado Capitão! pic.twitter.com/f0TGAFrwXo
— Patricio Pitbull (@PatricioPitbull) June 9, 2019
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UFC 238 Results – Henry Cejudo Becomes a Two-Division Champion with a TKO Win over Moraes