IRVINE, Calif. – Henry Cejudo has teased the idea of a potential retirement if things don’t go well in his return, and his opponent Merab Dvalishvili is buying into those claims.
Despite having a track record of messing with the media and sending mixed messages, Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) fully believes that Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) will retire from MMA if he loses to him Saturday on the main card of UFC 298. Dvalishvili thinks the writing is on the wall, and there’s just too many things pointing out that this is indeed Cejudo’s last chance to stay in title contention.
“I think he’s right,” Dvalishvili told reporters at the UFC 298 media day on Wednesday. “He’s talking from the facts because if he beats me, of course he’ll fight for the title because he was champion, and he lost against a great champion Aljamain Sterling by split decision, and he’s a big name and a very good fighter.
