{"id":317648,"date":"2019-06-28T11:27:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T18:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=317648"},"modified":"2019-06-28T11:27:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T18:27:45","slug":"dana-white-feels-henry-cejudo-may-want-to-defend-ufc-bantamweight-title-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-feels-henry-cejudo-may-want-to-defend-ufc-bantamweight-title-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White feels Henry Cejudo may want to defend UFC bantamweight title first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if &#8220;champ-champ&#8221; Henry Cejudo defends his bantamweight gold first.<\/p>\n<p>Cejudo captured the bantamweight gold earlier this month. &#8220;Triple C&#8221; earned a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-238-results-henry-cejudo-stops-marlon-moraes-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third-round TKO victory<\/a> over Marlon Moraes in the main event of UFC 238. Cejudo was already the flyweight champion going into the bout. While White has said that the men&#8217;s 125-pound division will stick around, Cejudo&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/henry-cejudo-potentially-out-until-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surgery<\/a> could leave both the flyweight and bantamweight divisions at a standstill.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ffY2H1N3Am4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Brett Okamoto<\/a>, White said that it&#8217;s difficult for a two-division champion to defend gold in both weight classes if injuries get in the way:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dana White talks Jon Jones, Ben Askren, Jose Aldo, more [FULL] | UFC 239 | ESPN MMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ffY2H1N3Am4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The question is if you find the right guy, which I believe that Henry is just like I believe Amanda could defend both belts that she has, it&#8217;s about staying healthy. There&#8217;s no question this guy could do it. After that fight with Marlon, wow, blown away by the performance that he had. And he can defend both, but you can&#8217;t if you&#8217;re not healthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked what he thinks Cejudo will do when he recovers, White said he feels &#8220;Triple C&#8221; will look to avoid a tough weight cut.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like he just beat a killer at [135 pounds]. Marlon Moraes, if you look at what he&#8217;s done in his last four fights leading up to the Cejudo fight, the guy is an absolute stud. And the way that Cejudo handled him, I think Cejudo probably boosted his confidence in that fight and why cut that weight if you can stay there? I don&#8217;t know that for a fact, I&#8217;m just saying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Which title do you think Henry Cejudo will defend first upon his return? Sound off in the comments.<\/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\/27\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if &#8220;champ-champ&#8221; Henry Cejudo defends his bantamweight gold first. Cejudo captured the bantamweight gold earlier this month. &#8220;Triple C&#8221; earned a third-round TKO victory over Marlon Moraes in the main event of UFC 238. Cejudo was already the flyweight champion going into the bout. 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