Henry Cejudo will likely be competing in Actual American Freestyle (RAF) for the primary time towards a high-profile opponent.
Cejudo formally retired from blended martial arts at UFC 323 in December, shedding a unanimous choice to scheduled contestant Peyton Talbot.
The previous two-division champion initially stepped away from competitors after efficiently defending his bantamweight title with a second-round TKO over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in Might 2020. Nevertheless, “The Messenger” returned to the Octagon in Might 2023 after a three-year retirement, however suffered a slender break up choice loss to then-135-pound titleholder Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288.
Henry Cejudo was winless in his return battle, shedding a unanimous choice to Merab Dvalishvili in the primary occasion of UFC Seattle final February, adopted by a technical choice loss to Music Yadong.
Nonetheless, the previous Olympic gold medalist is able to return to his wrestling roots beneath the Royal Air Pressure banner, together with his return coming lower than three months after his final UFC look.
Henry Cejudo faces Urijah Faber in RAF Spherical 6 on February twenty eighth
On Friday, Actual American Freestyle introduced that Henry Cejudo is scheduled to face UFC Corridor of Famer and former WEC champion Urijah Faber in the primary occasion of RAF 6 on February twenty eighth at Mallett Area in Tempe, Arizona.
Throughout their respective tenures, each veterans brazenly expressed curiosity in dealing with one another, however the matchup by no means materialized. Lower than two months later, they may lastly have an opportunity to settle their long-debated on-the-mat conflict.
Faber retired from blended martial arts after defeating Brad Pickett by unanimous choice in December 2016. “California Child” then returned after a three-year hiatus and stunned followers with a surprising 0:46 knockout victory over Ricky Simon at UFC Sacramento in July 2019.
His return finally resulted in late December of that 12 months, as he introduced his retirement following a third-round knockout loss to Petr Yan at UFC 245.
Nevertheless, the 46-year-old veteran stays energetic on the grappling circuit, most just lately competing at ADXC5 in August 2024, the place he scored a unanimous choice victory over Bibiano Fernandez. Previous to that, Faber earned a submission victory over Jeff Glover at his personal promotion Urijah Faber’s A1 Fight in Might.
