MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cListen, let\u2019s be real: Aldo didn\u2019t deserve this by the numbers and by the rankings, but what Aldo has done throughout his career, what Dominick Cruz has done throughout his career, what Frankie Edgar has done throughout his career, and if you want to take these legends, listen, if Henry wins \u2026 eight weeks later he said he wants to fight Aldo. If we can get Aldo, he\u2019s gonna fight Aldo.\u201d<\/p>\nThis news is not likely to go over well with streaking bantamweight contenders like Petr Yan, Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen, all of whom have arguably earned a shot at Cejudo.<\/p>\n
As Abdelaziz suggests, Aldo hasn’t exactly earned a title shot, having lost his lone fight in the bantamweight division. Many fans and pundits feel the same way about Cruz, who has not fought since he lost the UFC bantamweight belt to Cody Garbrandt all the way back in 2016.<\/p>\n
When Abdelaziz was asked about contenders like Yan, Sterling and Sandhagen earning shots at Cejudo, he didn’t budge.<\/p>\n
\u201cStill, the next opponent is Jose Aldo. It\u2019s none of these other guys,\u201d Abdelaziz said. \u201cThis is what he wants, and this is what\u2019s a deal. He told the UFC, but I know Aldo has some travel issues or some visa issues, I don\u2019t know. But also, how are you gonna say no to Aldo? This guy is one of the best lighter weights we\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n
What are your thoughts on Henry Cejudo chasing fights with former champions over his division’s top contenders?<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/21\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo was originally expected to make the first defense of his title against Jose Aldo at UFC 250. When that card fell through due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, Cejudo was rescheduled for a title fight with former champ Dominick Cruz on May 9. According to his manager Ali Abdelaziz, Cejudo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":313824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10180,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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