Henry Cejudo ends with MMA

It was the first live sports event in the United States since the country closed several weeks ago. Expectations were high.

However, UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida had a nightmarish start when Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza tested positive for the crown before his game against Uriah Hall and was closed.

But the gala still went on as planned last night.

Former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdem returned after the doping suspension. But the Brazilian suffered an unexpected defeat against the Russian Aleksei Oleinik.

Ngannou’s New Lightning

Later, during the evening gala, Francis Ngannou offered a new record decision. Jairzinho Rozenstruik stood alone for 20 seconds in the heavyweight meeting before the referee broke the match.

This means that Ngannou’s last four battles lasted 45, 26, 71 and now 20 seconds. A total of two minutes and 42 seconds.

– I knew you didn’t know what you were in for. He was not ready for this, says “The Predator” in the victory interview.

In the battle for the Rooster Belt, Dominick Cruz challenged reigning champion Henry Cejudo.

Cejudo bled profusely from the skull in the second round, but was otherwise the former wrestling Olympic gold winner he dominated.

At the end of the second round, Henry Cejudo received a right knee that lowered Cruz. The referee decided to interrupt the match with two seconds remaining from the second round.

It was Cejudo’s 16 wins in 18 games.

Henry Cejudo ends with MMA

Then came the bomb.

– Since I was eleven years old I have sacrificed a lot to come here where I am today. I will not let anyone take it from me. I’m done with MMA. “Triple C” is finished. You won’t hear or see anything else from me, says the American.

Cejudo, who previously also had the flyweight master belt, finished with four impressive victories: Demetrious Johnson, TJ Dillashaw, Marlon Moreas and then Dominick Cruz tonight.

“I don’t know what awaits me now,” says Cruz.

He could have done the same thing Henry did if he wanted to. I wanted to end the fight. They’ve never hit me before and I don’t feel like they knocked me out tonight, either. But if the judge blew, it did.

Gaethje against Nurmagomedov now?

In the other main number of the night, viewers were invited to a super fight where Tony Ferguson took a lot of punches and kicks against Justin Gaethje.

With 1.20 to go, the referee decided to break up and Ferguson was listed for his first loss in eight years.

Gaethje, 31, did not want to wear the lightweight belt afterward.

“I am waiting for the real thing,” he says, and many are now waiting for an agreement between the Russian and American giant Khabib Nurmagomedov.