Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo took aim at Petr Yan but complimented the Russian on his MMA striking
Ex-flyweight and bantamweight UFC king Henry Cejudo has stated a wish to go to Russia and beat Petr Yan in front of his countrymen, branding the Siberian an ‘ugly potato’.
The California native of Mexican descent has been in the headlines lately due to public disputes with UFC president Dana White and Conor McGregor.
Not seen in the octagon since 2020 after beating Dominick Cruz in two rounds, the 34-year-old has had cold water thrown on his plans to try and become the ruler of an unprecedented third division by taking on featherweight title holder Alexander Volkanovski.
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UFC head honcho White suggested that this may only come to fruition if Cejudo were to become champion elsewhere and then try and move up.
With this in mind, Cejudo has taken a swipe at bantamweight interim champion Yan, who will again aim to top the 135lbs class as undisputed ruler once more by beating Aljamain Sterling in their long-awaited title rematch at UFC 273 on April 9.
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