Henry Cejudo is pissed off together with his state of affairs following the UFC Struggle Evening 252 important occasion in opposition to Music Yadong however has his sights set on a fellow former champ subsequent.

Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) believes he was beginning to flip the tide within the combat in opposition to Music (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) at Local weather Pledge Area in Seattle, however then a nasty eye poke late within the third spherical led to an early finish of the combat. The poke was so extreme that Cejudo couldn’t proceed to the fourth spherical.

“I noticed the ophthalmologist right this moment, dude, and that is what she stated: She stated if that pinky would have hit you within the pupil, you’d be blind, dude,” Cejudo instructed Kamaru Usman on “Pound 4 Pound with Kamaru & Henry.” “I’ve a dent in my eye, dude.”

The combat went to the scorecards, with Music because the unanimous winner by technical determination. It’s a irritating end result for Cejudo, who believes referee Jason Herzog didn’t do sufficient to carry Music accountable for his actions within the octagon, pointing to an instance of Music instantly pointing his outstretched fingers close to his face when the combat resumed after the attention poke.

In an try and erase the sting of the state of affairs, Cejudo hopes the UFC will ebook a rematch in opposition to Music within the close to future, however promotion CEO Dana White has already stated he’s not involved in seeing that matchup once more. As a secondary choice, Cejudo want to face a fellow former champion.

“Petr Yan, man,” Cejudo stated. “Clearly, Kamaru, I’d like to run it again if Dana – you already know, clearly that is Dana’s determination, dude. I do know when he says sure sh*t, like he lays on it. But when we are able to’t run it again with Music, as a result of I don’t really feel like I misplaced to him. I actually don’t bro.

“OK, I misplaced to Aljamain (Sterling), I misplaced to f*cking Merab (Dvalishvili), my final two fights. I don’t really feel like that with this dude. If we are able to run it again and do a five-round – we may do it on the Apex, we may do it at no cost, dude. To me, at this level, it’s nearly competing and actually exhibiting the aggressive spirit in me. But when we are able to’t get Music, I’d like to combat Petr Yan, dude. Petr Yan’s seeking to combat in Could. If the UFC is prepared to offer me that, I’ll take it.”

Usman supplied some pushback on that decision out, as a result of he believes the UFC views Yan as somebody who’s probably subsequent in line for a title shot.

“They’re speaking about (Sean) O’Malley and homeboy (Dvalishvili),” Cejudo replied. “What’s he going to do? Sit out for a f*cking yr? Petr desires to combat in Could, bro.”

Cejudo proceeded to name out Yan immediately whereas talking Russian.

“Let’s go dude,” Cejudo continued. “I’m right here. I’ll be good by Could. As quickly as my eye clears up, which needs to be inside days – and I’m nonetheless seeing double, Kamaru. As quickly because it clears, I wish to get again to the gymnasium and simply scrap, dude. I wish to combat, dude. That’s all there’s to it.”

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