Henry Cejudo stops Dominick Cruz to defend the UFC title

Henry Cejudo’s three-year retirement from MMA got here on the peak of his preventing profession.

Cejudo walked away from the sport contemporary off his first protection of the UFC bantamweight title, when he stopped Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in Might 2020. It was a powerful end that capped a six-fight successful streak that had him crown himself a two-division UFC champion.

You’ll be able to watch Cejudo’s spectacular win earlier than taking a break from MMA within the video above.

Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) returns to the cage towards Merab Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on the pay-per-view fundamental card of UFC 298. The occasion takes place on Feb. 17 at Honda Middle in Anaheim, Calif.

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 298.