{"id":282337,"date":"2018-08-06T06:14:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T13:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=282337"},"modified":"2018-08-06T06:14:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T13:14:08","slug":"henry-cejudo-opens-up-on-dreams-of-becoming-a-triple-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/henry-cejudo\/henry-cejudo-opens-up-on-dreams-of-becoming-a-triple-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Cejudo opens up on dreams of becoming a &#8220;triple champ&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 227, Henry Cejudo accomplished something that was looking increasingly undoable: he dethroned dominating UFC flyweight champion Demetrious &#8220;Mighty Mouse&#8221; Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, however, this might not even be the biggest accomplishment of Cejudo&#8217;s career, as he previously won a gold medal in the Olympics as a freestyle wrestler. And if he gets his way, it won&#8217;t be the last massive accomplishment of his career, as he hopes to move up to bantamweight to battle divisional champ TJ Dillashaw for his title.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the fallout of UFC 227, Cejudo opened up on his dreams of becoming a &#8220;triple champ&#8221;: An Olympic champion, a UFC flyweight champion, and a bantamweight champion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"deWbND\">\u201cIf you guys <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-227\/ufc-227-results-henry-cejudo-defeats-demetrious-johnson-highlights\/\">watch my fight<\/a> look at how muscular, how much bigger I am than Demetrious Johnson,\u201d Cejudo said at the UFC 227 post-fight press conference (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2018\/8\/5\/17652684\/henry-cejudo-looking-to-become-a-triple-champ-after-ufc-227-title-win-johnson-dillashaw-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAMania<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m a tank, man. I can easily fill out at 135 pounds and feel good.<\/p>\n<p id=\"zStJBd\">\u201cThe other reason, too, they\u2019ve always talked about TJ and DJ superfight. They neglected Henry Cejudo in the promos. They neglected Henry Cejudo in practically everything. And I get it because America is all about winners. Now that I\u2019m a winner, I\u2019m asking. I\u2019m an Olympic champ. I\u2019m a UFC champ. And now I\u2019m asking to be a triple champ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Henry Cejudo, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/henry-cejudo\/tj-dillashaw-dana-white-respond-to-henry-cejudos-champion-vs-champion-callout\/\">Dillashaw doesn&#8217;t seem to be interested in this fight just yet.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really think the guy would deserve it,\u201d Dillashaw said of Cejudo\u2019s call for a bantamweight title super fight at the UFC 227 post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, Joseph Benavidez just beat him,\u201d Dillashaw said. \u201cYeah, [Benavidez] lost a split decision to [Sergio] Pettis, but I didn\u2019t agree with that loss. So I think there\u2019s a lot of stuff there, and he\u2019s possibly got a trilogy with [Demetrious Johnson]. I\u2019m open to whatever, though. I\u2019m not stepping away from a challenge, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Does a fight between TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo interest you? Who do you think would win?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/6\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 227, Henry Cejudo accomplished something that was looking increasingly undoable: he dethroned dominating UFC flyweight champion Demetrious &#8220;Mighty Mouse&#8221; Johnson. Amazingly, however, this might not even be the biggest accomplishment of Cejudo&#8217;s career, as he previously won a gold medal in the Olympics as a freestyle wrestler. 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