March 13, 2023 1: 00 pm ET
Henry Cejudo wasn’t too pleased with Merab Dvalishvili’s dominant win over Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night 221.
Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) tried a UFC record 49 takedowns en path to a nothing consentaneous choice win this past Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Although Cejudo forecasted that result, he promises that Dvalishvili wouldn’t have this type of success versus him.
Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) obstacles Dvalishvili’s training partner, bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling, at UFC 288 on May 6. He sees Sterling as a more stern difficulty.
“For my battle with Sterling, I have a sensation he’s gonna battle the method he combated Pedro Munhoz. I’m anticipating that,” Cejudo stated on his YouTube channel. “Real high rate, genuine volume, a lot of motion, a lot of lateral things, however he might likewise come in and simply wing.
“These people are the verysame fighters all the time. Aljamain, he simply streams with his battling, he’s a freestyler. This person (Dvalishvili), you understand he’s gonna press, you understand he’s gonna do all this to shoot. This is why a person like Merab would be simple cash. I’d hurt that guy. I’d let him in