Henry Cejudo Opens Up Forward Of UFC Retirement Struggle

Henry Cejudo is returning to the Octagon at UFC 323 … query is, will it’s the final struggle for arguably essentially the most embellished fight sports activities athlete ever?!

That is what we requested Triple C when he joined the “TMZ Sports” TV present (airs nightly on FS1) and livestream (every day at 1 PM PT) … simply days earlier than 38-year-old Cejudo makes the stroll Saturday night time for his struggle in opposition to Payton Talbott.

“Saturday’s my last fight. I’ve been doing this since the age of 11. Do I still have it physically? 100%. But I just feel like I’ve been able to learn a lot of new things in life, and I’m just ready for the second chapter, man,” Cejudo informed Babcock.

Cejudo, after all, is considered one of solely 11 fighters in UFC historical past to be champion in two divisions. In contrast to any of these different wonderful athletes, Henry is the one one who additionally has an Olympic gold medal (in freestyle wrestling).

We additionally requested Cejudo if he is thought in regards to the type of feelings he would possibly really feel on Saturday.

“Not really. To me, it’s just another fight,” Cejudo mentioned, laughing.

“If there’s anything that kind of came up, came about, it’s just a little bit of gratitude, you going through these hard camps and having coaches and training partners sacrifice their time for you, I think that’s the only thing that really comes to mind that I’m really feeling, but other than that bro, it’s all business in there.”

As for what he has deliberate for his post-fighting life, here is what Henry informed us.

“I’m gonna be 39 next month. I’m 38 now, 38 years young. I want to enjoy the holidays. I’m dabbling in real estate, and a bunch of other stuff. Obviously, the content with Pound 4 Pound. I’m happy with this decision.”

We additionally talked to Triple C in regards to the 7-inch peak drawback he’ll face this weekend, if Merab Dvalishvili is the G.O.A.T. bantamweight, and way more.