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Henry Cejudo likes his chances at UFC Seattle.
Next month, Cejudo makes his return to the octagon when he faces Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Seattle. It’s the first fight for the former two-division champion in over a year, and though it’s a matchup not many expected, it’s one that’s been in the works for quite some time.
“I was originally supposed to fight him at The Sphere,” Cejudo said on his Pound-4-Pound podcast. “They had offered him, but at that time I had an injury and I couldn’t make it to The Sphere. I talked to Hunter [Campbell] and he said, ‘Hey man, that offer, he still wants to fight.’ I want to fight him. I think it’s going to turn out to be a banger. Stylistically, we’re both little muscular humans and the only thing is Song is a little taller, but he probably cuts a lot of weight.
“Personally, I like the fight. I like the fight stylistically, as well. I think Song’s going to bring a lot of power, uses a lot of hands, but we also know that once you start doing some other things, he can be fading away just a little bit.”
Currently No. 8 in the UFC bantamweight rankings, Song is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Petr Yan at UFC 299 in March. Still, only 27 years old, Song appears to be on the rise in his career, while Cejudo seems to be approaching the end.
The Olympic gold medalist retired from MMA in 2020 after defending his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. He returned in 2023, falling short against Aljamain Sterling for the belt in his return fight, and then lost his most recent outing to now-champion Merab Dvalishvili. But at 37 years old and without a win in nearly five years, questions linger about how much Cejudo has left in the tank. But “Triple C” believes he’s going to show exactly what he’s got left come February.
“I really like this fight,” Cejudo said. “I have a good game plan set in place for a guy that is about 10 years younger than me. Song is a tough opponent but I like it. I can see myself stopping this dude. I really can.”
UFC Seattle goes down on Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena.
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