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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 …

The retired referee gave his take on the controversial stoppage that saw UFC Brooklyn’s headliner end in a 32-second TKO for Henry Cejudo. A week has passed since the UFC’s maiden voyage on ESPN and the stunning first-round demolition job Henry Cejudo was able to pull off on 135lb king TJ Dillashaw remains as prevalent a story as ever. The stoppage came …

Flyweight veteran Joseph Benavidez has urged his rival Henry Cejudo to leave his rivalry with TJ Dillashaw in the past in order to help his division grow. Benavidez proved once again why he is one of the greatest MMA fighters around to have never held UFC gold – increasing his win-streak to two at UFC Brooklyn last weekend by defeating …

The UFC’s debut on ESPN+ by all accounts, was a huge success – drawing in a record number of subscribers to the streaming service. In the night’s main-event offering, flyweight king Henry Cejudo managed to shock the world with a stunning first-round TKO finish over TJ Dillashaw. Elsewhere, we weren’t left without talking-points after all was said and done – with …

The UFC president addressed the recent comments from both Donald Cerrone and Conor McGregor concerning a possible fight between them. Cerrone put on one of the best performances of his career at UFC Brooklyn last night, comprehensively shutting down the hype behind up-and-comer Alexander Hernandez in a Fight Of The Night-winning effort that will serve only to further his legendary status. …

Donald Cerrone’s return to lightweight saw him go deep into the fire with Alexander Hernandez, picking up an invaluable TKO win in the second-round. And what a finish it was! Cool ✅Calm ✅Calculated ✅Cowboy 🤠 Donald Cerrone looking as sharp as ever with a beautiful finish at #UFCBrooklyn 🙌 30 fights, 22 wins in the UFC… Stunning. pic.twitter.com/vlthyS4PFF — Watch …

TJ Dillashaw was far from pleased after what he perceived to be an early-stoppage in his UFC Brooklyn headliner against Henry Cejudo. Cejudo managed to earn himself another victory in a seemingly unwinnable matchup after his UFC 227 victory over Demetrious Johnson this year, this time destroying the heavily-favoured bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw in less than a minute. HENRY CEJUDO …

Donald Cerrone managed to put on one of the most impressive performances of his career as he went to war with rising talent Alexander Hernandez. What a way to return to your division, eh? Donald Cerrone is one of the divisional greats at 155lbs but has been plying his trade as a welterweight in recent years – enjoying an impressive, …

The UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo managed to completely run through TJ Dillashaw at UFC Brooklyn, TKO’ing him in 32 seconds. For all the ways that last night’s eagerly anticipated super-fight could have finished, you’d be hard-pressed to find many who would have picked it to play out as it did. Well, unless you came to Pundit Arena for your prediction that …

UFC flyweight Joanne Calderwood spoke to Pundit Arena MMA about her new lease of life since moving up in weight and her showdown with Ariane Lipski tonight. Scotland’s Joanne Calderwood is a prime example of a fighter who endured a needlessly strenuous weight-cut simply due to the existence of a 20lb gap between the two women’s divisions the UFC had …

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 …

Henry Cejudo called out his UFC Brooklyn opponent TJ Dillashaw for what he perceives to be contradictions in his approach to dropping down to flyweight. Speaking during yesterday’s UFC Brooklyn pre-fight press conference, Cejudo explained how he felt that Dillashaw was contradicting himself by once standing as a face of the MMAAA, a union established for the fighters – while …

Henry Cejudo went fully theatrical just prior to facing off with TJ Dillashaw after a very tense staredown between Alex Hernandez and Donald Cerrone. This was an odd moment from the colourful UFC flyweight champion, to say the least. Brandishing a fake snake just prior to his staredown with his UFC Brooklyn opponent TJ Dillashaw, Cejudo then smashed it on 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 …

Donald Cerrone, the man who holds the most wins in the history of the UFC, spoke about how he would like to be remembered when he finally hangs up his gloves once and for all. Cerrone achieved that record with his fantastic submission victory over Mike Perry late last year and in staying true to himself, has already lined up …

Brazilian powerhouse Paulo Costa has pulled from his UFC Brooklyn showdown with Yoel Romero, the second time this fight has been unsuccessfully booked. And what a fight it would have been! Two of the middleweight division’s most violent customers locked into a cage together? That sounded good to us. Romero has only come up short against the reigning champion Robert …