Dana White Threatens To Strip Henry Cejudo Of UFC Title
Dana White Threatens To Strip Henry Cejudo Of UFC Title
“Right now, we have some things playing out at 135 pounds. What we’d like to see Cejudo do is defend his title against [Joseph] Benavidez,” UFC president Dana White said on Tuesday night following the latest installment of the Contender Series. “Benavidez is ready.“It’s the right thing to do. If he can’t, then he needs to give up one of the belts.”
“He needs to defend that [flyweight] title,” White said. “First of all, we’re playing some things out to see who’s going to be the next challenger at 35.“Benavidez is ready to go. He deserves it and he’s got a win over Cejudo.”
Benavidez is on a four fight winning streak with nine wins in ten fights under the UFC banner He has been calling for a shot since Cejudo upset records to twin the title against Demetrius Johnson.