Henry Cejudo is ready to face a high-profile opponent in his debut look for Actual American Freestyle (RAF).
Cejudo formally stepped away from mixed martial arts following his ultimate look at UFC 323 in December, the place he suffered a unanimous choice loss to imminent Payton Talbott.
The previous two-division champion initially stepped away from competitors after efficiently defending his bantamweight title with a second-round TKO over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in Could 2020. Nevertheless, “The Messenger” later ended his three-year retirement and returned to the Octagon in Could 2023, the place he suffered a slim split-decision loss to then-135-pound titleholder Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288.
Failing to safe a victory in his return, Henry Cejudo additionally suffered a unanimous choice loss to Merab Dvalishvili, adopted by a technical choice defeat towards Track Yadong in the primary occasion of UFC Seattle final February.
Nonetheless, the previous Olympic gold medalist is poised to return to his wrestling roots under the RAF banner, making his comeback lower than three months after his ultimate UFC look.
Henry Cejudo To Wrestle Urijah Faber At RAF 6 On Feb. 28
On Friday, Actual American Freestyle introduced that Henry Cejudo is ready to wrestle UFC Corridor of Famer and former WEC champion Urijah Faber in the primary occasion of RAF 6 on February 28 on the Mullett Area in Tempe, Arizona.
Throughout their respective tenures, each veterans brazenly expressed curiosity in dealing with each other, however the matchup by no means got here collectively. Now, lower than two months later, they’ll lastly have the prospect to settle the long-discussed conflict on the mats.
Faber stepped away from MMA following a unanimous choice victory over Brad Pickett in December 2016. “The California Child” later returned after a three-year hiatus and shocked followers with a surprising 0:46 knockout win against Ricky Simon at UFC Sacramento in July 2019.
His comeback in the end concluded later that yr in December, as he introduced his retirement following a third-round knockout loss to Petr Yan at UFC 245.
Nevertheless, the 46-year-old veteran has remained lively on the grappling circuit and most just lately competed at ADXC 5 in August 2024, the place he secured a unanimous choice victory over Bibiano Fernandes. Previous to that, Faber earned a submission win against Jeff Glover in Could at his personal promotion, Urijah Faber’s A1 Fight.
