Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-04, pretty good fight between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo 2: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-2-1 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Mighty Mouse’ suffered his last loss when he faced Dominick Cruz in 2011 (Cruz vs Johnson), since then he has collected one draw and 13 consecutive victories beating Wilson Reis (Johnson vs Reis) and Ray Borg in 2017 (Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg).
His opponent, the 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo, has a record of 12-2-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Demetrious Johnson in their first bout (Johnson vs Cejudo I) and with Joseph Benavidez (via split decision, Benavidez vs Cejudo) but then he has won over Wilson Reis (Cejudo vs Reis) and Sergio Pettis (Henry Cejudo vs Sergio Pettis). Johnson vs Cejudo 2 is valid for the Ufc flyweight title; undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt 2 – UFC 227. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Date: 2018-08-04
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Division: flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg)
Title: UFC Flyweight Championship
UFC 227 fight card (main fights):
TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt 2
Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2
Cub Swanson vs Renato Moicano Carneiro
Thiago Santos vs Kevin Holland
Pedro Munhoz vs Brett Johns
Johnson’s previous fight: Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg
Cejudo’s previous fight: Henry Cejudo vs Sergio Pettis
Cejudo’s next fight: Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw
Johnson’s next fight: Demetrious Johnson vs Yuya Wakamatsu
Johnson vs Cejudo 2 Fight Video:
Official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vPyVUm4Tfg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SHNMsHJMko
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBn150PCC20
Official highlights
Cejudo’s improved leaps and bounds in the past 2 fights. It shows.
Wow!!!!!!
I probably would have gone with Johnson but it was a close fight either way. Johnson didn’t seem too surprised since he had to know going in that he wasn’t likely to get a close decision since he’s been on the outs with White after he balked at White’s demands that he face Dillashaw last year.
Emperor Dana prefers his slaves compliant and wants them to say “How high?” when he says “Jump!”. I expect that they’ll jerk Johnson around for a while and make him jump through hoops before they give him a rematch.