Henry Cejudo enters his first struggle of 2025 in a probable must-win scenario.
Three folks with data of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Combating {that a} bantamweight bout between the previous UFC champion and Music Yadong is within the works to headline UFC Seattle, which takes place Feb. 22 at Local weather Pledge Enviornment. Kevin Ok was first to report the matchup.
After stopping Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in Might 2020, Cejudo introduced his retirement from the game. “Triple C” returned at UFC 288 in Might 2023 to problem Aljamain Sterling for the 135-pound title the place he dropped a break up determination. Cejudo went on to face now-champ Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 298 this previous February the place he dropped a one-sided determination.
Music solely competed as soon as in 2024 and dropped a choice to former champ Petr Yan at UFC 299. Previous to that, the 27-year-old earned a stoppage win over Ricky Simon, together with a unanimous determination towards Chris Gutierrez in important occasion matchups.
Damon Martin contributed to this report.
