February 20, 2025 10: 30 am ET
SEATTLE – Henry Cejudo won’t rule out a return to flyweight.
But first, Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will take on Song Yadong (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) in a bantamweight bout, which headlines Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 252 (ESPN+) event at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Prior to hanging up his gloves in May 2020, Cejudo had captured both the UFC flyweight and bantamweight titles simultaneously. “Triple C” was credited by many for saving the 125-pound division.
“I’ve got to cut the weight, but there is a potential thing that I could be going back down,” Cejudo told reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “With a victory here, I don’t think there’s anybody at flyweight that could really sell the division.
“I think there’s too many dry people at that weight division. I feel like what I’ve done in combat sports, particularly the flyweights, is saving that division back in 2020. There could be a resurrection there.”
Cejudo likely didn’t necessarily mean