“Islam Is Not an Olympic Champion”- Triple C Points Out Key Area That He Will Do Better at Than Makhachev Against Alexander Volkanovski

The following months are going to be quite exciting for UFC fans all around the world, as some champions will return to the octagon. Along with Conor McGregor and Jon Jones, the return of the double champion, Henry Cejudo, is also confirmed. ‘Triple C’ might return to the octagon in March. On several occasions, the flyweight and bantamweight champion has made it clear that he can’t wait to get back to the octagon. However, the promotion has not yet confirmed an opponent for ‘The Messenger.’ Cejudo recently posted a video on his Twitter handle to talk about his comeback.

‘Triple C’ stated that he would probably fight against #1-ranked bantamweight Sean O’Malley or Aljamain Sterling in his comeback bout. Cejudo also uploaded a YouTube video where he talked about his plan for the UFC. ‘The Messenger’ made it clear that he is desperately looking forward to fighting with the current UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski. Additionally, the 36-year-old stated that Islam Makhachev is definitely not the better fighter.

Henry Cejudo believes he makes a better opponent for Volkanovski than Makhachev

In the video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Cejudo explained his intentions behind the comeback. He said, “Alexander Volkanovski is a lot better than what I thought. It was defensively but am I getting that guy? Why are people dismissing me against Alexander Volkanovski?”

He continued, “okay he defended a couple of takedowns but guess what Islam not an Olympic champion, guess what Islam doesn’t have my striking, guess what he’s not faster than me, guess what yeah he is bigger than me but I’m a smaller target. This is the same reason people are super problematic with Alexander Volkanovski. It’s a simple fact that he’s short. He’s fun-sized.”

Henry Cejudo is the only UFC fighter who has won a gold Olympic medal and a UFC title. Hence, he claims that there are a lot of factors about him as a fighter that make him better than Islam Makhachev. The lightweight champ and Alexander Volkanovski came face-to-face at UFC 284.

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The fight between the two was one of the greatest super fights in the history of the UFC. The bout was highly close. Even though Makhachev won, the world talked about Volkanovski for his great moves.

The future plans of ‘The Messenger’

In the video, Henry Cejudo makes it clear how he wants to lead his fighting career. He explained about how he wanted to make the match between him and Volkanovski come to fruition. ‘The Messenger’ says he wants to come back first and then give his all in the bout. By winning, he meant winning his belt back, and after that, he wanted to defend his belt. Eventually, he wants to make sure that he gets to fight ‘The Great’, not in the lightweight division but in the featherweight division.

From the words of ‘Triple C’, it is clear that he has great ambitions behind his UFC return; however, the fans need to wait and watch to find out how far he will be successful in achieving them.

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