Henry Cejudo
MMA Will Be World’s Most Standard Sport
… Simply Give It 10-15 Yrs
Printed August 16, 2025 12:50 AM PDT
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Combined martial arts was BANNED in lots of locations world wide not way back … however the sport has grown at an electrical tempo, and Henry Cejudo predicts it will quickly be the most important sport on the earth!
Triple C joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports activities TV present (airs weekdays on FS1) … the place the previous champ-champ was requested in regards to the UFC’s historic (and large) $7.7 BILLION media rights take care of Paramount, and whether or not he may’ve ever imagined the game reaching these heights.
“No, I did not [imagine MMA could get this big],” the 38-year-old future Corridor of Famer stated.
“However at this level, I believe the UFC, the game of combined martial arts, will change into the most important sport on the earth within the subsequent 10 years, possibly even 15 years.”
Greater than the footballs?!
“Sure.”
Will it occur? Keep tuned … although it is plain the game has grown at a breakneck tempo.
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In fact, the promotion was based in 1993 … and it was thought-about a pariah.
In 2001, Dana White, together with Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, purchased the struggling group for $2 million. A decade and a half later, in mid-2016, they bought the UFC to WME for over $4 billion!
Lower than 10 years later, the practically $8 billion media deal was struck … plainly stated, the UFC has been a rocket ship.
One of many most important causes — extremely anticipated occasions like UFC 319, that includes a possible Struggle of the Yr contender, middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis vs. undefeated challenger Khamzat Chimaev!
Try the total interview with Cejudo — he breaks down precisely how and when every man can win, and likewise solutions the query … will he ever combat once more!?
