{"id":330119,"date":"2019-10-30T09:05:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T16:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=330119"},"modified":"2019-10-30T09:05:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T16:05:54","slug":"henry-cejudo-distances-himself-from-joseph-benavidez-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/henry-cejudo-distances-himself-from-joseph-benavidez-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Cejudo distances himself from Joseph Benavidez title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Bantamweight and Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo has cast a shadow of doubt over a potential title fight between himself and Joseph Benavidez.<\/p>\n<p>Cejudo was last in action <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-238-results-henry-cejudo-stops-marlon-moraes-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">against Marlon Moraes back in June at UFC 238<\/a>, where he was able to capture the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship to become a two-weight world champion. The man known as &#8220;Triple C&#8221; has been active in the media ever since then, leading many to question what his next move was going to be.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on Brendan Schaub&#8217;s Food Truck Diaries, Cejudo provided some more clarity on the situation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Henry Cejudo | Food Truck Diaries | BELOW THE BELT with Brendan Schaub\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vzjIf-Z0FbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one\u2019s going to force me to fight someone that I don\u2019t want,&#8221; Cejudo said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/10\/henry-cejudo-leverage-wants-frankie-edgar-or-dominick-cruz-not-joseph-benavidez-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMAJunkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCutting weight is hard for me, man. Making \u201925 is hard. My debut in the UFC, I didn\u2019t make weight. I didn\u2019t make weight a few times in my fighting career trying to make \u201925.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cejudo&#8217;s last fight at 125 took place back in January when he defeated TJ Dillashaw via TKO in just 32 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like Frankie Edgar. I like the Dominick Cruz right now. That\u2019s what\u2019s jumping at me,&#8221; Cejudo said. &#8220;As much as Joe does have a victory over me \u2026 but at the end of the day, it\u2019s cutting the weight, man \u2013 especially being up at \u201935 and then feeling good, and having a good camp, and just being more happy. Be more happy, literally \u2013 like, I cut 25 pounds to get down to \u201925.<\/p>\n<p>The win he&#8217;s referring to came back in December 2016 when Benavidez, who has won nine of his last ten fights, beat him via split decision.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think Henry Cejudo should fight next?<\/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 10\/30\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Bantamweight and Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo has cast a shadow of doubt over a potential title fight between himself and Joseph Benavidez. Cejudo was last in action against Marlon Moraes back in June at UFC 238, where he was able to capture the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship to become a two-weight world champion. 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