Henry Cejudo returned to fight in the octagon almost 3 years after his last match in 2020 after which he had retired. In 2020 he had vacated the bantamweight title after a successful title defence. His retirement at the time was criticized that this is just contract negotiation tactics by Henry Cejudo, and he will be back shortly. But he took a long time off and now after 3 years he has come back.
Henry Cejudo is an American born fighter who used to be a
freestyle wrestler. He had considerable success in his amateur wrestling
career. He qualified for the Olympics and won the Olympic gold medal in 2008
Olympics in 55 kg wright class. Henry Cejudo came into the fight after a 3-year
break to reclaim the title that he had never lost. He came into the match with
a 6-match winning streak but after a 3-year break. He is an Olympics gold
medalist and champion in two weight division. He is never short of confidence. He has developed an interesting persona. In
which he wears extravagant outfits and makes hilarious faces for the camera and
makes outlandish claims. But in the past, he has backed up his words through
his actions. He said that he has comeback after 3 years because he thinks he
will easily win the fight. During his 3 years break when he coached the world-class
fighters, he has learned even more about himself, and he will win the fight and
the money easily.
Aljamain Sterling is an American fighter. He is unique in
the sense that he is the only champion to have won his title through a
disqualification. Aljamain Sterling entered the match on an 8-match winning
streak which included two successful title defenses also. Aljamain Sterling
jiujutsu is enough to counter Henry Cejudo’s wrestling. Aljamain has an
unorthodox style of fighting because he didn’t have traditional training. But
he makes his style work. Now his unconventional style of striking makes it
difficult for his opponent to counter him.
The fight was scheduled in Newark. New Jersey. The fight
started with Henry Cejudo taking the initiative in the first round and he was
winning the scrambles. But Aljamain Sterling got control of Henry Cejudo’s back
and took him to the ground. Henry Cejudo got out of the bad position at the end
of the round, but the damage was done. Aljamain Sterling had won the first
round. In the second round Henry Cejudo became more aggressive and landed many
strikes and vicious leg kicks. Aljamain Sterling also responded with his own strikes,
but Henry Cejudo won Round-2 because he landed more strikes. In the 3rd
round Aljamain Sterling failed to take down Henry Cejudo many times but he did
land more strikes on Henry Cejudo and won round 3. In round 4 Aljamain Sterling
defended against takedown very well. He varied his attacks a lot and landed
many blows on Henry Cejudo. He even took down Henry Cejudo at the end of the
round. So, he won round 4. In round5 both landed shots. Henry Cejudo took down
Aljamain Sterling but could not keep him down for long. Henry Cejudo won this
round.
The fight was a split decision in favor of Aljamain
Sterling. Aljamian Sterling resume keeps improving he has added another great
win to his column. Henry Cejudo has proven he still has it and can keep
competing at the highest level.
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