Henry Cejudo turned a very serious situation into a joke as he declared that he is about to become ‘brothers’ with Micheal Bisping after his latest loss.
The legendary former two-weight world champion demanded a doctor after being poked in the eye during the third round of his fight with Song Yadong in the headliner of UFC Seattle. And the fight was sent prematurely to the scorecards for a Technical Decision after he insisted that he ‘can’t see’.
It marked the third defeat of Cejudo’s UFC comeback journey after retiring with a Hall of Fame career back in 2020. And despite both men calling for a rematch, it seems Dana White is not keen to match them again.
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Henry Cejudo declared he couldn’t see as UFC Seattle main event ends in controversy
Heading into Saturday night’s UFC Seattle main event, Henry Cejudo’s second octagon career appeared to be on the line, particularly in the case of a loss. However, he appeared to be in fine form, even if he wasn’t necessarily winning the fight against Song Yadong.
The pair exchanged on the feet early, and it seemed as though the former champion had some success with kicks to the lead leg. However, it was Song Yadong who was outlanding in the significant strikes throughout the night.
They made it to the third round when Song Yadong really appeared to get into a rhythm and find his way into the ascendancy. However, the bout had to be temporarily stopped as he was checked for a shot the the groin.
Eventually the fight started back, but was quickly stopped again after an eye poke that forced Cejudo to take all five minutes of the break. Eventually, he made it to his corner but insisted multiple times that he couldn’t see.
This led to a stoppage at the start of the fourth, an the fight heading to the scorecards. Yadong won unanimously 29-28 after three, marking a big victory, which both men felt would be due a rematch.
Henry Cejudo claims he and Michael Bisping are ‘brothers’ after he loses eye sight
In his post-fight interview in the octagon, Cejudo joked that he is now ‘brothers’ with Michael Bisping. The former middleweight champion was left without an eye after being hit by Vitor Belfort in their fight, and had to fight a number of world title bouts with limited vision after cheating tests.
The Brit was commentating on the night and sent into the octagon to interview both men after the fight, with Cejudo telling Bisping: “We’re about to be brothers, Bisping. I couldn’t see out of my left, my right’s okay.
“But I think even in that last minute when he was chasing me I didn’t know what he was throwing at me. I can’t see from the left so I wanted to continue, I tried to continue but if I can’t see, bro, this dude’s going to hurt me.
“Of course, we can run it back. But f*** it man, that f***ing finger went in my eye pretty good.” When Bisping noted that he was looking good for 38-years-old, Cejudo declared that he was in fact ’38-years-young’.
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