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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – MAY 09: Henry Cejudo poses for a portrait backstage after his victory during the UFC 249 event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 09, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – MAY 09: Henry Cejudo poses for a portrait backstage after his victory during the UFC 249 event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 09, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)
Former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo took to social media and shared a compelling offer for UFC President Dana White. ‘Triple C’ revealed his desire to fight Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 272 and in turn said he would fight Jake Paul for free. This claim came right after Max Holloway pulled out of his scheduled title fight with Volkanovski.
Dana White has been feuding with Jake Paul on social media for quite a while now and Cejudo’s offer might be intriguing. ‘The Problem Child’ has attacked White on certain issues like fighter pay and White has been quick to clap back. However, it remains to be seen if Dana White will be willing to run the risk of having Cejudo come back to fight for his third belt.
Hey @danawhite Pay me to fight Alex and I’ll beat up Jake Paul for free.
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) January 8, 2022
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‘The Messenger’ retired after defending his bantamweight strap against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in a rather abrupt manner.
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White wouldn’t want to run the risk of having Cejudo defeat the sitting featherweight champion and then immediately retire and relinquish the belt. This situation already played out in 2017 when Georges St-Pierre returned, won the belt against Michael Bisping, and then retired.
Who leads to the sweepstakes to face Alexander Volkanovski?
Henry Cejudo vs Alexander Volkanovski is by far the biggest matchup the UFC can make on paper. The narrative writes itself and the stakes will be at an all-time high for everyone involved. However, for the reason mentioned above, the UFC brass might be apprehensive about stitching this fight together.
Many other top-ranked featherweights have already called out Volkanovski, including Giga Chikadze, The Korean Zombie, and Yair Rodriguez. Out of these 145-pounders, ‘Chan Sung Jung’ is considered the front runner to secure the title shot.
Safe to say the featherweight champ has options 💯
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) January 8, 2022
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‘The Korean Zombie’ is the only fighter within the top contenders to be coming off a win in his last fight. What’s more, undisputed champion Alexander Volkanovski has taken to social media and responded to Chan Sung Jung’s call-out.
@KoreanZombieMMA Let’s do this!! #UFC272
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) January 7, 2022
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It’s clear that he’s interested in facing ‘TKZ’ in what could be the final title opportunity for the South Korean fighter. Jung always brings violence and relentless pace to the octagon and fans will want to see if he can dethrone a dominant champion in ‘Volk’.
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