Former UFC bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo is teasing a comeback after some trash talk from his former opponent TJ Dillashaw.<\/p>\n
Dillashaw and Cejudo have fought once before. They met in early 2019, when Dillashaw, then the bantamweight champion, dropped down to flyweight to challenge Cejudo for that division’s title.<\/p>\n
After Cejudo defeated Dillashaw by first-round TKO to defend the flyweight title, Dillashaw tested positive for EPO and was stripped of the bantamweight belt. Cejudo then defeated Marlon Moraes to claim the vacant bantamweight strap, and after a successful title defense against Dominick Cruz, retired from MMA.<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that Dillashaw has been out for two years due to a suspension and that Cejudo is ostensibly retired, the pair have not shied away from trash talking one another. Their latest verbal skirmish occurred after Dillashaw did an interview with ESPN, the official broadcast partner of the UFC.<\/p>\n
In his interview, Dillashaw called into the question Cejudo’s previous title reign, as well as that of the division’s current champ, Petr Yan.<\/p>\n
\n“How are you calling yourself a champion? You’re an interim champion.”<\/p>\n
Based on the opponents they faced, @TJDillashaw<\/a> doesn’t feel Petr Yan or Henry Cejudo were true bantamweight champions 👀 (via @bokamotoESPN<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/FMm8VPzP6y<\/a><\/p>\n
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