A bout between bantamweight contenders Henry Cejudo and Music Yadong is being focused for UFC Seattle.
‘Triple C’ hasn’t been seen since his conflict with Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 298 final February. The bout was simply Henry Cejudo’s second since ending his retirement the earlier 12 months to face Aljamain Sterling. Sadly for the previous two-weight champion, ‘The Machine’ largely dominated down the stretch of their bantamweight contest to safe a call win.
Nearly a 12 months on from that loss, Henry Cejudo is reportedly shut to creating a return. As first reported by Kevin Ok on X, and later MMA Preventing, the previous UFC champion is near signing a deal to face Music Yadong subsequent month. Whereas the 37-year-old teased a possible return to flyweight to face Alexandre Pantoja, he’s as a substitute determined to remain at 135 kilos.
For his half, ‘The Kung Fu Child’ hasn’t been seen since a conflict with former champion Petr Yan final March. Whereas Music Yadong put forth a spirited effort towards ‘No Mercy’ at UFC 299, he was handed a unanimous determination loss. Nearly a 12 months on from that defeat, the 27-year-old will face one other former champion within the type of Henry Cejudo.
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Henry Cejudo vs. Music Yadong focused for the upcoming #UFCSeattle card in February, per a number of sources.
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— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) January 6, 2025
Henry Cejudo vs. Music Yadong focused for UFC Seattle in February
As of now, it’s unknown if Henry Cejudo vs. Music Yadong will headline subsequent month’s occasion from Seattle. Nonetheless, the UFC Battle Evening card is being constructed up fairly properly. As of now, the cardboard options a number of different high-profile bouts, together with the return of heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes towards Rizvan Kuniev.
The UFC Seattle undercard additionally options the return of longtime contender Edson Barboza. Subsequent month, the Brazilian striker will look to rebound from a loss to Lerone Murphy towards the rising Steve Garcia. ‘Imply Machine’ enters the bout driving probably the most spectacular win streaks within the UFC, successful his final 5 bouts by knockout.
UFC Seattle additionally encompasses a huge middleweight tilt between Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez. ‘All In’ had a seven-fight win streak snapped by Nassourdine Imavov in September. In the meantime, ‘Fluffy’ enters the bout driving a six-fight successful streak, final beating Michel Pereira in October.
What do you make of this UFC Seattle battle announcement? Who do you’ve successful subsequent month? Henry Cejudo or Music Yadong?
