Rumored Sonnen: Henry Cejudo is back in USADA testing pool for UFC return at 145 lbs

[TCE]

“Henry’s mind is getting pulled in a few different directions,” Sonnen said in a recent YouTube video he uploaded. “He’s not completely committed to one idea. But I have asked him point-blank. ‘Henry, for sure, are you coming back?’ He said yes, I said, ‘OK, I heard you talking about Sterling, and I heard you talking about Yan as recently as last week.’

“So I’m coming to the opinion that 135 is still in play. Now, that’s where things got weird, ‘cause he told me, ‘No.’ He said, ‘No, 145.’”

Just how serious is Cejudo? Sonnen says the 34-year-old already got himself back into the USADA testing pool.

“‘145, you’re coming back, you’ll go through the list?’ He said, ‘Chael, I’m in the USADA pool, I’m training twice a day, I’m ready to go, I want Volkanovski.’

“I could tell you that look in Henry’s eyes, he means this. This is real. For you, Cejudo fans out there, be happy. You’re getting your guy back.”

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[svmr_db]

He had that look in his eyes

 

[accolyte1022]

He had that look in his eyes

Is he also motivated?

 

[sdpdude9]

Please make at least make him beat a contender before a title shot. Tired of this weight class jumping to immediate title shot stuff.

 

[Reign009]

Unpopular opinion, but I actually wanna see Henry fight and look forward it if he returns.

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Let him UD max then title shot

 

[Gracious Warrior]

If Volk beats Max again when Max heals from injury then I think Henry is a good candidate for a title shot. There's just not many legit contenders at 145 at the moment. Ortega got beat, Giga got derailed, yair is interesting but coming off a loss, Kattar has to do a little more, Zabit is all but retired etc. So I say give Henry the title shot!

 

[svmr_db]

Please make at least make him beat a contender before a title shot. Tired of this weight class jumping to immediate title shot stuff.

I agree, Cejudo should fight any top contender ie Ortega, Yair, Kattar etc to earn his title shot, no hand outs.

 

[Simple Southerner]

We shall see I'm not getting my hopes high just yet

 

[VinceArch]

At 145?! Well we'll see how this plays out, he'll still have the wrestling advantage over nearly everyone, if not all.

 

[Reign009]

He'll be so short for 145. There are some big dudes there like Shane Burgos, Calvin Kattar, Yair Rodriguez, damn near just about everyone else, lol.

Then again, Volk is pretty short too (just not as short) and he's the champ.

Damn, if Henry could get a third belt on top of what he's already accomplished, that would be incredible.

C4 coming soon?

 

[TempleoftheDog]

So this is literally that last video from a while ago where Sonnen is just taking Cejudo’s word for what his plans were?

Planning TO RETURN.. Not HAS RETURNED?

Can a single person confirm with actual evidence that Cejudo is in the testing pool?

And good luck with expecting a free TS after the shit Cejudo pulled. Dana already shot that down in certain terms.

 

[Jackonfire]

Dana didn't seem too interested in Henry's return. And he certainly didn't think Henry gets to jump straight into a title fight.

 

[Sasha]

That could be fun.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

as long as he works his way up and fights many contenders

 

[Linelo]

No interest in seeing him get an immediate title shot at 145.

Some interest in seeing him get an immediate title shot at 135 but preferably a title eliminator.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Henry should have to win a fight at 145 before a title shot to ensure that he doesn't fight once and leave again. Still, Volkanovski beats the breaks off of him, in my opinion. Now, him against the winner of Yan/Sterling is more intriguing.

 

[13Seconds]

I agree, Cejudo should fight any top contender ie Ortega, Yair, Kattar etc to earn his title shot, no hand outs.

So terrible matchups for him lol. It's weird, Volk beats all those guys but Henry matches up better with Volk than the rest of em.

 

[TheScorpionDude]

Excited about seeing this dude fight again. Cejudo is as legit as it gets.

But Volkanovski? Man... Alex will slaughter him. He is too tiny. I am a Volk fan and biased ofc, but I objectively think that Volk would be way too strong. Like Volk is strong strong and a hard worker on top of that.

Does Cejudo deserve it? Fuck yeah he does. He's done some amazing things.
Same people that want fucking Borz to get a title shot will tell you that someone as decorated as Cejudo shouldn't get a title shot. BULLSHIT. I still think he shouldn't fight Alex though, for safety reasons

Peter on the other hand would be a great fight. That's the one I'm really excited about. First real challenge for Peter since Aldo. Cejudo might legit win. This fight must happen. Beating Yan is as impressive as any other win in the UFC. Yan is a legit monster.

 

[chardog]

good because he was horrible at commentary