UFC legend Henry Cejudo has confirmed to Mirror Fighting that his comeback fight for the bantamweight title against Aljamain Sterling is a "done deal".
The former two-division world champion and Olympic gold medalist retired on top of the 135lb division in 2020 amid a dispute over pay But he has recently rejoined the USADA pool and announced that he is returning to the octagon, with his manager Ali Abdelaziz first telling MMA Underground that he is facing Sterling for the belt.
And in an exclusive chat with Mirror Fighting at the PFL World Championships in New York City tonight, Cejudo confirmed that the deal has been made for the pair to fight next year. The former two-weight world champion never lost the belt when he retired, nor his flyweight title, and he plans to defend it once before moving up to featherweight to fight for an unprecedented third world title.
