{"id":316112,"date":"2019-06-10T06:33:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T13:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=316112"},"modified":"2019-06-10T06:33:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T13:33:33","slug":"henry-cejudo-feels-like-the-face-of-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/henry-cejudo-feels-like-the-face-of-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Cejudo feels like &#8216;the face of the UFC&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, in the main event of the stacked UFC 238 card, former Olympic gold medalist and reigning flyweight champ Henry Cejudo added another accomplishment to his resume, capturing the UFC bantamweight strap with a TKO of Marlon Moraes.<\/p>\n<p>With this victory, Cejudo no stands out as one of the most accomplished fighters in combat sports, and one of the UFC&#8217;s most compelling stars.<\/p>\n<p>If you ask him, however, he might just be the promotion&#8217;s biggest star outright. And he&#8217;s hoping for paydays that reflect that.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4KfOel\">\u201cI need to meet with Dana White, too. I need a meeting with him because I need heavyweight money,\u201d Cejudo said at the\u00a0UFC 238 post-fight press conference (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/6\/10\/18658968\/morning-report-khabib-nurmagomedov-outlines-recent-contract-negotiations-with-the-ufc-future-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI feel like I\u2019m the face of the UFC now and I want to get paid like one.<\/p>\n<p id=\"wKwZpA\">\u201cDana has been great to me. He\u2019s been really good. I have nothing bad to say but I want to make heavyweight money. I want to change this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After his victory over Marlon Moraes, Henry Cejudo called for fights with former UFC champs <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/cruz-faber-and-garbrandt-respond-to-callout-from-henry-cejudo\/\">Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt and UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber<\/a>. He says the appeal of matchups with these fighters \u2014 rather than top contenders like Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan \u2014 is that they&#8217;re all legends.<\/p>\n<p id=\"LQzG8t\">\u201cBecause those are legends,\u201d Cejudo said, explaining the reason for these callouts. \u201cI want big fights. I\u2019m on a legend rampage. That\u2019s what I want. I\u2019m a legend killer. I want big fights.<\/p>\n<p id=\"y7HieQ\">\u201cDominick Cruz, you guys wouldn\u2019t like Dominick Cruz versus Henry Cejudo? Doesn\u2019t that sound exciting?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Henry Cejudo is looking for big fights and big paydays.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think he&#8217;s one of the biggest stars in the UFC?<\/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 6\/10\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, in the main event of the stacked UFC 238 card, former Olympic gold medalist and reigning flyweight champ Henry Cejudo added another accomplishment to his resume, capturing the UFC bantamweight strap with a TKO of Marlon Moraes. 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