It didn’t take long for former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo to start reconsidering his retirement from mixed martial arts. Cejudo, who retired last month, recently told TMZ Sports that he would come back if he gets an opportunity to fight reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
By wanting to fight Volkanovski, Cejudo is aiming to become the first UFC fighter who managed to win belts in three different categories.
“I’m satisfied with my career,” said Cejudo. “There would only be one fight that would really bring me back—that would really wake me up in the morning. Other than [boxer] Ryan Garcia, it would be Alexander Volkanovski. I would love to make him bend the knee. He’s already halfway there.”
Henry Cejudo announced his retirement at UFC 250, just moments after he defeated Dominick Cruz and defended his bantamweight title. At the time, Cejudo said that he is happy with his career and now wants to “walk away” and “enjoy” himself.
Still, not many people believed that Cejudo was honest in his retirement. Shortly after the announcement, rumors surfaced that the 33-year-old is using this as leverage, wanting to negotiate a better deal with UFC.
The time will tell whether these speculations are true, but as of now, we know that Cejudo isn’t completely done with mixed martial arts as he previously claimed.
