Henry Cejudo Opens Up Forward Of UFC Retirement Battle

Henry Cejudo is returning to the Octagon at UFC 323 … query is, will it’s the final combat for arguably essentially the most adorned fight sports activities athlete ever?!

That is what we requested Triple C when he joined the “TMZ Sports activities” TV present (airs nightly on FS1) and livestream (every day at 1 PM PT) … simply days earlier than 38-year-old Cejudo makes the stroll Saturday evening for his combat in opposition to Payton Talbott.

“Saturday’s my final combat. I have been doing this for the reason that age of 11. Do I nonetheless have it bodily? 100%. However I simply really feel like I have been in a position to study quite a lot of new issues in life, and I am simply prepared for the second chapter, man,” Cejudo advised Babcock.

Cejudo, after all, is one in every of solely 11 fighters in UFC historical past to be champion in two divisions. In contrast to any of these different wonderful athletes, Henry is the one one who additionally has an Olympic gold medal (in freestyle wrestling).

We additionally requested Cejudo if he is thought concerning the type of feelings he would possibly really feel on Saturday.

“Probably not. To me, it is simply one other combat,” Cejudo mentioned, laughing.

“If there’s something that type of got here up, happened, it is just a bit little bit of gratitude, you going via these laborious camps and having coaches and coaching companions sacrifice their time for you, I believe that is the one factor that actually involves thoughts that I am actually feeling, however aside from that bro, it is all enterprise in there.”

As for what he has deliberate for his post-fighting life, this is what Henry advised us.

“I am gonna be 39 subsequent month. I am 38 now, 38 years younger. I wish to benefit from the holidays. I am dabbling in actual property, and a bunch of different stuff. Clearly, the content material with Pound 4 Pound. I am proud of this resolution.”

We additionally talked to Triple C concerning the 7-inch top drawback he’ll face this weekend, if Merab Dvalishvili is the G.O.A.T. bantamweight, and far more.

Try the total interview!