Shortly after Henry Cejudo dethroned long-time UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227, he called out TJ Dillashaw, who defended the UFC bantamweight title with a first-round knockout of Cody Garbrandt in the card\u2019s main event. Cejudo\u2019s hope, he explained, was to move up to bantamweight and challenge Dillashaw in an attempt at becoming a two-division champion.<\/p>\n
At first, TJ Dillashaw didn’t seem receptive of this idea. More recently, however, Dillashaw has said he actually does<\/em> want to fight Cejudo \u2014 though he wants to move down to flyweight<\/a> to challenge Cejudo for his title, not the other way around.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Henry Cejudo thing entertains me so much because he\u2019s a gold medalist,\u201d TJ Dillashaw said on the JRE MMA Show<\/a>. \u201cHe wants to claim himself as the greatest combat athlete ever. \u2018I\u2019m a UFC champion, I\u2019m a gold medalist!\u2019 I\u2019ll go out there and beat you in wrestling. MMA wrestling is completely different. I\u2019m the better athlete. I can beat him anywhere, I know I can, watching him fight. That\u2019s why I\u2019m very excited about it. I think it\u2019s the greatest thing for my name right now.\u201d<\/p>\n From the sounds of it, Henry Cejudo is willing to fight Dillashaw at flyweight. In fact, he seems to be down to fight the bantamweight champion at any weight class. He also says this fight is “very close” to being official.<\/p>\n This per reporter Phil Murphy on Twitter.<\/p>\n I spoke with UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. He says he wants TJ Dillashaw next, not former flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson.<\/p>\n Cejudo says he'd take the fight at "125, 135, 155, heavyweight, whatever." He says it's "very close" to being made official.<\/p>\n — Phil Murphy (@Phil_Sports) September 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n