5 potential fights for Henry Cejudo at bantamweight

#2. Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw

TJ Dillashaw would probably love another shot at Henry Cejudo after losing to him in 2019

Although his UFC flyweight title win over Demetrious Johnson granted Henry Cejudo his first taste of gold inside the octagon, it was his 2019 knockout of then-bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw in a superfight of sorts that turned him into a genuine superstar.

Despite Dillashaw promising to get rid of the flyweight division for good, it didn’t take Cejudo long at all to take him out. He finished him off with a salvo of strikes after just 32 seconds.

However, the bout did come with a couple of caveats, as Dillashaw had clearly drained himself to make the 125-pound flyweight limit and claimed he wasn’t close to being at his best. With that in mind, why not run the fight back at 135 pounds?

Not only would it allow Dillashaw a chance to avenge the worst loss of his career, but it’d also give Cejudo a huge opportunity, too. If ‘Triple C’ could knock off Dillashaw at bantamweight, there’d be no way that anyone could dispute the idea of him being the better fighter.

Add in the fact that Cejudo would have plenty of ammunition for pre-fight trash talk thanks to Dillashaw’s positive drug test in the aftermath of their initial clash, and this would definitely be a fun fight to make. It could decide the next title challenger, too.

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#1. Henry Cejudo vs. Aljamain Sterling

A fight with Aljamain Sterling would allow Henry Cejudo a chance to regain his bantamweight title

Naturally, the most logical fight for Henry Cejudo upon his return to the UFC would be a clash with current bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling, allowing ‘Triple C’ a chance to regain the title that he never lost inside the octagon.

Basically, the fight almost makes too much sense not to book. Sterling is coming off his two wins over Petr Yan, but to many fans, he still doesn’t seem like a legitimate champion. A win over Cejudo, though, would mean that nobody could ever doubt ‘Funk Master’ again.

Cejudo, meanwhile, never actually lost his title in a fight. So it’d only be fair to allow him a chance at regaining it without having to fight another opponent in the interim. As one of the most accomplished fighters in UFC history, he almost certainly deserves it.

Add in the fact that the clash of styles between the two – pitting the world-class wrestling and striking power of Cejudo against the unorthodox stand-up and excellent submission skills of Sterling – would make for a fascinating fight, and this would be an easy sell for the promotion.

Essentially, the UFC should look to book this fight as soon as they can – perhaps even headlining a pay-per-view in the latter part of 2022 with it. It could even go down as one of the biggest bantamweight title bouts in history.