“Retired and Nobody Cared”: Henry Cejudo’s Response to Bloodlusted Sean O’Malley Draws Strong Reactions

2023 has come with a lot of exciting news for the UFC community. The year is going to witness the comeback of a number of UFC champions back to the octagon. One among them is the UFC double champion Henry Cejudo. Cejudo has won the title in both Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions. However, ‘The Messenger’ has been staying away from the octagon ever since his last victory in May 2020 against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. Now, the UFC star is all set to set his foot back in the octagon. The champ-champ has a list of a few opponents in his mind to fight next. The  #1 ranked bantamweight Sean O’Malley tops the list.

A few weeks back, Cejudo took to his Twitter to warn O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling about his return to winning his championship back. Furthermore, Cejudo’s warning paved the way for some bitter Twitter exchanges between him and O’Malley.

Fans react to the prospect of a match between Henry Cejudo and Sean O’Malley

After ‘Triple C’ warned Sean O’Malley, he took to his Twitter to say “I can’t wait to beat up Henry”. Cejudo came across the tweet and made sure that he too makes his intentions clear. He wrote, “I’ll be waiting”. Furthermore, the fans who had their own preferences when it comes to their favorite fighters were quick to react to the exchange between the bantamweight fighters.

Check out what the fans think about a fight between the two.

One of the fans warned Cejudo not to take O’Malley as a weak opponent. According to the fan, the double champion has to give 100 percent to win the title back.

One of the Twitter users was undoubtedly a huge fan of Cejudo.

It is true that fans have their favorite fighters, who they think are strong and the best. One of the fans didn’t feel like Cejudo’s warning was worth taking seriously.

One of the fans stated how much nobody cared about the retirement of ‘The Messenger’.

A Twitter user had a lot of complaints about Cejudo. He feels that ‘Triple C’ is not strong enough to remain in MMA.

Another fan was way too confident in the abilities of Cejudo. He asked Cejudo to win the bout against O’Malley to shut the mouths of his haters.

A Twitter user asked both to have a great fight and then show the beef between them.

Thus, UFC fans had a lot to discuss.

What’s in store for ‘The Messenger?’

Even after having a great victory against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, where he won in the second round via TKO, the double champion decided to stay away from the sport for a while.

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Now that he will be back probably in the coming march, he is eager for another victory. Furthermore, at the moment, Cejudo is waiting for an official confirmation from the UFC regarding his next opponent. It is believed that it will be either Sterling or O’Malley. Both ‘Sugar’ and the ‘Funk Master’ are ready to face off against Cejudo. Nonetheless, along with Henry Cejudo, the fans too need to wait a bit longer to find out who will fight against him.

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