Forward of his first UFC principal occasion, surging flyweight contender Asu Almabayev believes Henry Cejudo ought to return into retirement after UFC Seattle.
Cejudo misplaced a technical resolution following a brutal unintentional eye poke by Song Yadong, and now the 38-year-old has dropped three straight fights since popping out of a brief retirement. When requested about whether or not or not some extent ought to’ve been taken — or if extra factors must be taken for fouls normally — Almabayev, who headlines UFC Vegas 103 towards Manel Kape, didn’t have an opinion on ruleset, however extra on Cejudo’s preventing future.
“I’m not a decide, I don’t know the right way to decide it, I don’t know who takes factors away or who provides the factors,” Almabayev advised MMA Preventing. “I didn’t watch the battle. I simply watched that little second the place there was a watch poke and after which I noticed [how the fight ended].
“However clearly, if you concentrate on it, Cejudo isn’t the identical fighter that he was once as soon as. Should you say to your self that I’m going to retire, for those who say to the world that I’m going to retire, then it’s best to most likely keep retired. It is a younger man’s sport. That is one thing the place in case your physique and your thoughts tells you that it’s time to go, then it’s most likely time to go.”
The 31-year-old enters the largest battle of his profession on a 17-fight win streak, together with a 4-0 begin within the UFC. Almabayev replaces Brandon Royval, who was pressured to withdraw as a result of damage.
So far as the continuing debate about officiating, and when, and when not factors must be taken, Almabayev says it ought to depend upon the scenario.
“The conditions may very well be completely different,” Almabayev stated., There’s a number of issues taking place in the course of the battle and I feel it’s a case to case foundation.”
