Chris Weidman. Bruno Silva. A controversial eye poke. Sound familiar? Last year, Weidman and Silva found themselves in a similar mess, and now, Henry Cejudo is the latest victim of an unintentional but fight altering foul. As the third round of his bout with Song Yadong unfolded, Cejudo took not one, but two fingers straight to the eye. An unfortunate moment that flipped the momentum and ultimately ended the fight. And now? Former champ- champ is left with double vision and a double shot of frustration.
“I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, dude,” Cejudo said on Instagram, still reeling from the aftermath. “But by the time the five minutes were up, I was seeing double.” Diagnosed with diplopia, a condition where tissues damage in the eye causes retinal scratched, leading to double vision, Cejudo’s night at UFC Seattle ended in technical decision loss. But beyond the injury, his bigger fight might be convincing Dana White that a rematch is necessary. “Dana, I know you said you’re not interested in a rematch, dude, let’s run it back.”
UFC boss, however, didn’t mince words. “Not at all. Not even a little bit,” White responded when asked about giving Cejudo another shot at Yadong. “I just don’t want to see it again.” That’s a harder hit than any landed in the fight itself. With Cejudo now sitting at 0-3 since his return, it seems the UFC brass has lost faith in his title aspirations.
Will Henry Cejudo words fall on UFC’s deaf ears?
Cejudo’s loss wasn’t just about the eye poke. Yadong had been finding his groove, stuffing takedown attempts and landing clean shots before the fight’s abrupt end. Still, Cejudo believes there was more fight left in him. “Song was hurt, I was hurt, look at our faces. We should run it back.” But with the head honcho shutting that door, where does Triple C go from here?
The only thing certain? He’s got 30 days to recover. After that, his biggest battle might not be inside the Octagon, it’s convincing the UFC he still belongs there. What do you think? Should the former champ- champ get another shot at Yadong, or is this the end of his road? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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