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Harry Davies

Ex-UFC champion Henry Cejudo rejects plea from Petr Yan ahead of world title fight

Henry Cejudo has turned down Petr Yan's offer to corner him for his world title fight at UFC 273.

Yan rematches UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling this Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida. The Russian is without coaches for the fight after his entire corner team were denied US Visas, so Yan has looked elsewhere for support on the night.

The current interim champion recruited the help of now-retired UFC great Henry Cejudo and bantamweight star Sean O'Malley, telling The MMA Hour : "I hope [Henry] Cejudo and Sean O'Malley show up Saturday night, just need to make sure they don't give me s*** advice. Just give me ice and water and I'll be fine."

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