Henry Cejudo returns this weekend to the Octagon in Seattle looking for his first victory in the Octagon since May 2020.
After he stopped Dominick Cruz to defend the Bantamweight title at UFC 249, 'Triple C' announced his retirement from MMA.
The former flight weight holder has done an incredible winning series with Cejudo who beat TJ Dillashaw and Demetrious Johnson.
After leaving the sport at the top, the Olympic gold medal winner returned three years later where Cejudo was confronted with Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, with back-to-back decision losses.
Cejudo is now confronted with number Yadong while he wants to get back to the Win column on 22 February, but he is not afraid to acknowledge that it took him some time to make up for the break.
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Henry Cejudo says that recovering in the fight was the greatest he lost during his three -year break
Henry Cejudo will record the #8-ranged song Yadong in this Saturday in the Climate Plede Arena.
After spending 40 minutes in the Octagon against the former and current Bantamweight champions since he returned, 'Triple C' was able to think about what has changed while he was gone.
Cejudo told Kevin Iole in an interview with Vechtweek that he was able to identify what he believed that he lost when he decided to take a three -year break from fighting.
He thinks that the most difficult to rebuild, his ability to recover in the fight after he has not participated for that long.
Although he is not worried about age or wear, the former Champ camp admits that he needs some time to shake the rust of the ring.
“I would say I think the biggest thing would be recovery. Because I have the opportunity to really recover during rounds of dude, I think that was one of the biggest things. Clearly competing man, competing at a fairly consistent level as you will feel. It will feel a bit strange to you, but I think I am partially making great, my honesty with me, not buying in the lint.
“It is clear that you will always have your no-sayers or what not, but I live in me, I am, so I have to make those correct adjustments and decisions to be able to return after a two-field loss line around the page Really run and write that book correctly how I want that. “
Song Yadong will not have an enormous experience against Henry Cejudo
There is a huge age gap between Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong, where the former champion is 38 years old, while his Chinese opponent is still only 27.
Nevertheless, both men have exactly the same amount of UFC hunters among their belts with 14 each, while Yadong 10 has more pro -fights on his record in general.
They also both characterized exactly the same amount of times in the main event with Cejudo headliner against Dillashaw, Marlon Moraes and Sterling, while 'The Kung Fu Kid' was the bill at the top of the bill in three consecutive battles with Cory Sandhagen, Ricky Simon and Chris GutierRez.
That said, Cejudo is by far the most accomplished competitor that Yadong has fought and his championship experience could be crucial in this fight if it touches the later rounds.
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