“He’s Cringe Cejudo” Cruz states in Ariel Helwani interview


“He’s Cringe Cejudo” Cruz states in Ariel Helwani interview
Henry Cejudo (left) Dominick Cruz (right)

The UFC veteran and former Bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz spoke with reporter Ariel Helwani, where they discussed his upcoming fight with Casey Kenney, as well as the UFC bantamweight division altogether. When asked about his previous opponent and retired 2x champ, Henry Cejudo, it was evident the bad blood was still there.

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With Cruz suffering his most previous loss to Cejudo in a title fight last year, the wound was still fresh… clearly. When Ariel presented the question about Cejudo’s possible return, Cruz was far from shy in his response. Rattling off insult after insult, even mentioning the old catchphrase “Cringe Cejudo”. Acknowledging the several negative comments being thrown his way, Cejudo took to Twitter to return fire.

“You still waking up from the nap I gave you?”

Ironically enough, I think Cruz dug his own hole here. After his 2nd round loss to Cejudo, Cruz pleaded the referees should get drug tested due to his “controversial” stoppage. Even went as far as saying the referee smelt like booze and cigarettes. Which somehow contributed to the botched decision of calling the fight “early”.

With Cruz’s next fight approaching rapidly, and the desire to be champion again, it’s unlikely he’ll continue to give Cejudo attention. Meanwhile, Henry is sitting where every fighter wants to be. Retired with two divisional championships, zero financial struggles, and the ability to come back to the UFC whenever he desires. If Dominick were to rise back into title contention, could it light an old flame in Cejudo? Possibly pulling him out of retirement?

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