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Demetrious Johnson has given props to his former opponent Henry Cejudo after his bantamweight title-clinching victory over Marlon Moraes at UFC 238. The pair, of course, shared the octagon on two different occasions for two extremely different fights in the past. UFC 197 stood as their first meeting and in many ways, it was perhaps the most destructive victory over …

Henry Cejudo’s incredible third-round TKO victory over Marlon Moraes at UFC 238 last weekend saw him prove himself to be a very, very special talent. I’m quite proud to say that I’ve been aboard the Henry Cejudo bandwagon for quite some time now, ever since I witnessed the dramatic shift in his style upon losing back-to-back fights against Demetrious Johnson …

Henry Cejudo will attempt to elevate his status into the pantheon of the all-time greats within the world combat sports by earning a second consecutively-held UFC title this weekend. Olympic gold medalist. UFC flyweight champion. UFC bantamweight champion. The man who ended Demetrious Johnson’s legendary winning-streak. The fighter who took out TJ Dillashaw in under a minute. Dissect each of …

Kyoji Horiguchi moved to a perfect 9-0 under the RIZIN banner with a first-round TKO of the former UFC flyweight Ben Nguyen. Horiguchi’s status as one of the very best flyweights in the sport had been clear for quite some time, but since his move to the RIZIN bantamweight division, we’ve really started to see this guy’s talent shine through. …

The UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo has claimed that he was aware of rumours surrounding his rival TJ Dillashaw prior to facing him in Brooklyn. The 135lb champion failed in his pursuit of another title when Cejudo beat him in 32 seconds at UFC Brooklyn at the start of the year. In the time since, Dillashaw has, of course, relinquished …

Demetrious Johnson secured a characteristically slick submission win over his ONE Championship flyweight grand-prix opponent Yuya Wakamatsu. DJ seemed to be in good spirits as he made his walk to the ONE cage this evening having left the UFC as their most dominant champion to date. Johnson clearly seemed to be enjoying the new rule-set he was fighting under, taking …

The newly-crowned WWFC flyweight champion Blaine O’Driscoll is looking to settle the score with the man who should have shared the cage with him for his first world-title shot late last year. O’Driscoll was set to compete against then-Cage Warriors flyweight champion Nathan Greyson at CW99 last November before his opponent pulled out, claiming that he was unable to make weight for …

Blaine O’Driscoll spoke to us here at Pundit Arena MMA ahead of his WWFC flyweight title showdown in Kiev, Ukraine this weekend. After O’Driscoll had earned a shot at the Cage Warriors flyweight title last year, the reigning champion Nathan Greyson confirmed that he was unable to make weight for the bout just days before the fight’s date – which …

Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw will meet in the UFC Brooklyn headliner for the flyweight title tomorrow night and with that in mind, here’s our prediction. This is severely under-rated super-fight between two of the very best fighters in the lighter divisions and an absolutely cracking headliner for the UFC’s debut on ESPN. A lot has been said about the …

Joseph Benavidez has put his support behind his division’s champion Henry Cejudo as he looks to defeat the man who claims he has been sent to kill 125lbs. Flyweight is in something of an odd spot after its longtime champion Demetrious Johnson was picked up by rising Asian promotion ONE Championship and several of the division’s fighters were released from their …

As Henry Cejudo gears up to make his first defense of his UFC flyweight title, be sure not to make the mistake of underestimating his chances again. It’s easy to disregard ‘The Messenger’ in this matchup because, on his day, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw could well be the best – or at least the most technically impressive fighter on …

The UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo has vowed to take his UFC Brooklyn opponent TJ Dillashaw’s soul when they face off on Saturday night. We will learn a lot about Dillashaw’s ability to make the flyweight limit of 125lbs when he steps on the scales Friday – and even more when he steps into the octagon on Saturday night. TJ …

Relive the fight that saw a long-time flyweight king dethroned as Henry Cejudo gears up to defend his title against the bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. Few had given Cejudo much of a chance heading into a rematch with the man who had so easily dispatched him just two years before. UFC 197 was the original date and while Henry’s Olympic …

UFC flyweight veteran Joseph Benavidez had to overcome an instance of bizarrely bad refereeing from Yves Lavigne to earn a TKO victory over Alex Perez. As if taking home a TKO victory isn’t tough enough, the former flyweight title challenger Benavidez was forced to do it twice last night as he took on rising prospect Alex Perez on the TUF …

Ariel Helwani shared his absolutely genius plan for the UFC 233 flyweight title showdown between Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw. The fight is all-but-confirmed to be the one that closes the UFC flyweight division once and for all. It’s no secret that the promotion hadn’t been overly thrilled with the weight-class’ presence during the long reign of the former champion …

The UFC bantamweight champion of the world TJ Dillashaw has confirmed that he will face flyweight champion Henry Cejudo for the belt next time around. UFC 233 on January 26 in Anaheim, California will apparently be the date that we see the final fight contested in the UFC’s flyweight division. The move that saw the longtime champion of the weight-class …

The UFC are reportedly planning on scrapping their flyweight division ahead of champion Henry Cejudo’s move up to bantamweight to challenge TJ Dillashaw for the title. FloCombat reported first that the promotion are planning on following up the exit of the division’s most successful champion by axing the weight-class from their roster. According to the same reports, not all of the current …

ONE Championship has made yet another big play, announcing grand-prix tournaments for both their flyweight and lightweight divisions. The Asian promotion have done everything in their power to elevate their status within the MMA world in recent times with marquee signings like Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson. Competition across the field is always a healthy thing for the sport as …