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Farah Hannoun

Henry Cejudo doubles down on ‘personal’ callout of Merab Dvalishvili, who responds from hospital bed

It appears Henry Cejudo will have to wait a while before getting his hands on Merab Dvalishvili.

Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), who contemplated retirement after getting edged out by bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288, quickly changed his tune. The former dual champion wants Sterling’s teammate and No. 1-ranked bantamweight Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on Aug. 19 at UFC 292, which is headlined by Sterling vs. Sean O’Malley.

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