Former UFC Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling came to the defense of Henry Cejudo in the midst of harsh criticism after the fight at the UFC Seattle Main Event.
Henry Cejudo's offer to return to the Bantamweight title interview did not fall to the goal at UFC Seattle. After a back and forth first three rounds between Cejudo and Co-Headliner number Yadong, the fight was abruptly stopped after a casual eye Poke had significantly influenced Cejudo's vision.
Yadong did not deduct a point for the violation and the fight was ruled a technical decision because of the fight that surpasses the three-round figure. Yadong won the fight unanimously to give Cejudo his third consecutive defeat.
After the latest setback of Cejudo, some fans scolded the former champion for milking every second of his assigned five -minute recovery period. Cejudo was able to end around 3, but the fight did not go to the fourth round after Cejudo was deemed unsuitable to continue to compete because of his compromised eyesight.
One of the former rivals of Cejudo came to defense after UFC Seattle.
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Henry Cejudo receives a surprising defense after the loss of UFC Seattle wraps criticism
On a recent ESPN MMA Instagram Post, Aljamain Sterling compared the opponents of Cejudo with those who accused him of falsifying an injury in his notorious disqualification victory over Petr Yan.
'Think of guys, he' fake it ' [FACE PALM]”Sterling noticed.
Sterling was accused of exaggerating/falsifying an injury that he suffered against Yan during their title fight on UFC 259. With seconds over in the fourth round, Yan landed an illegal knee that stopped the fight and eventually went to Sterling by disqualification after He was supposed. Unsuitable to continue to compete.
Sterling suffered a considerable neck injury due to the violation of Yan and earned the Bantamweight title. He would beat Yan in their rematch on UFC 273.
Now Cejudo is the subject of harsh criticism after an annoying eye por from Yadong. Some called for the fight to be ruled as a 'no competition' to make a strong case for a rematch, a rematch that UFC CEO Dana White is not interested in making.
Aljamain Sterling came in with Diego Lopes about UFC 314 Title shot
Sterling made the headlines on Monday when he and top -feeding weighing competition Diego Lopes went on social media. After questioning the Lopes case for the UFC 314 vacant featherweight title shot, Sterling and Lopes went back and forth when things quickly became personal between two sides.
Lopes will be confronted with former UFC -Fedweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski for Ilia Topurias specified Riem on UFC 314. He earned the nod about the undefeated Movsar Evloev, the most recent opponent of Sterling, despite the fact that he has a loss for Evloev in their care providers Had.
Topuria has left the title for a switch to lightweight and a period of time before his return is uncertain from this writing. White hinted that an immediate title shot is not guaranteed for the lightweight comeback from Topuria.
Regarding Sterling, after initially teasing retirement, he is aimed at a return of featherweight later this year while he seems to bounce back from the EVLOEV loss.
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