{"id":161331,"date":"2015-08-18T05:52:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T12:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=161331"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:18:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:18:27","slug":"henry-cejudo-vs-jussier-formiga-set-for-ufc-fight-night-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/henry-cejudo-vs-jussier-formiga-set-for-ufc-fight-night-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Cejudo vs. Jussier Formiga set for UFC Fight Night 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Henry-Cejudo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132863\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Henry-Cejudo.png\" alt=\"Henry Cejudo\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Henry-Cejudo.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Henry-Cejudo-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Henry-Cejudo-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Henry-Cejudo-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A key flyweight bout between rising contenders Henry Cejudo and Jussier Formiga is the latest addition to November&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 78 event in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced the booking yesterday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Former Olympic wrestling gold medal winner, Henry Cejudo (9-0 MMA), will be looking to stretch his undefeated mixed martial arts record to 10-0 by scoring a win over Formiga this fall. &#8220;The Messenger&#8221; was last seen in action at June&#8217;s UFC 188 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Chico Camus.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jussier Formiga (18-3 MMA) will be looking to extend his current win streak to four in a row when he squares off with Cejudo in Mexico. The Nova Uniao product was most recently seen in action at May&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 67 event, where he earned a unanimous decision win over Wilson Reis.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fight Night 78 takes place November 21 live from Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The event is headlined by a welterweight bout between fan favorites Matt Brown and Kelvin Gastelum.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have winning this flyweight bout? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n<p><strong>UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What&#8217;s Yours? &#8212; Must Watch!<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;JpN2pzdjqWA8WOLaJwwNHph5i6sCiLAA&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key flyweight bout between rising contenders Henry Cejudo and Jussier Formiga is the latest addition to November&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 78 event in Mexico. 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