Henry Cejudo shared his opinion on who could be Justin Gaethje‘s hardest matchup, and it’s somebody who hasn’t even fought as soon as within the UFC.
Having gained the light-weight title at UFC Freedom 250 earlier this yr, in June, Gaethje has not absolutely healed from the accidents sustained in that combat in opposition to Ilia Topuria.
Along with his subsequent combat but to be booked, there’s all the time been this discuss of who could possibly be the most important risk to his 155lbs crown. Within the newest episode of the Pound 4 Pound Present, Henry Cejudo weighed in on the identical. Nevertheless, the 39-year-old named a fighter who’s but to make his UFC debut as Gaethje’s largest risk.
The fighter in query? Usman Nurmagomedov. Here’s what Cejudo needed to say:
The hardest matchup for Justin Gaethje…It’s Usman Nurmagomedov. And earlier than then, I used to be considering that it was Arman [Tsarukyan]…Justin Gaethje’s dad mentioned one thing that triggered Ilia [Topuria] – ‘Justin Gaethje has a very good time with shorter guys’ – Fiziev [Rafael], Ilia Topuria, anyone that’s shorter than Justin, Justin kinda tends to have his means. A man like Usman Nurmagomedov, that’s his largest matchup…I’m curious to see what a man like Justin would say, competitively, on this planet who’s stylistically the hardest matchup for him, and it’s Usman Nurmagomedov.
Take a look at Henry Cejudo’s feedback beneath:
Having fought out of his PFL (MVP MMA) contract following a knockout win over Archie Colgan in July earlier this yr, Nurmagomedov is arguably the most popular MMA free agent proper now. Most count on him to signal with the UFC quickly.
Justin Gaethje Is not going to combat once more in 2026
Justin Gaethje just lately revealed that he won’t combat once more this yr whereas opening up in regards to the accidents that will preserve him out.
Stating that ‘each of his fingers’ nonetheless harm from his combat in opposition to Ilia Topuria, Gaethje additionally added that he nonetheless ‘can’t punch something. He instructed Sports Illustrated:
I nonetheless can’t punch something. Each of my fingers are nonetheless harm from the combat. So I’m simply gonna get pleasure from being the champion for the remainder of the yr.
