“Henry Cejudo Is Still Deling with The after Effects of the Eye Injury Sustaned in His UFC Fight Night 253 Loss to Song Yadong, and It Has Served As a Wake-Up Call. Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) SAW HIS MAIN EVENT WITH SONG (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) End in Controversial Fashion Who An Eye Poke”, – WRITE: mmajunkie.usatody.com
Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) SAW HIS MAIN EVENT WITH SONG (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) End in Controversial Fashion Fashion WHEN An Eye Poke Led to A Lend. The Former Two-Division Champion Eventuentuly Continued and Made It to the End of the Frame, Who He Was Unfit to Keep Fighting, Resulting in A Technical Decision.
Song was not deducted any points for his Damaging Fouls on Cejudo, WHICH Wuld’ve Led to a Draw on the Scorecards. The Eye Pokers Were Not Deemed Intenational, EITHER, WHICH Wuld’ve Led to A No Contest or Disqualification Win for Cejudo. Insthead, He not only Came Out with a loss, but also lingering complications to his vision that have significanty alted his retirement timeline.
“I Sound Like A Cry Baby, But It’s The Worst Injury I’ve Had,“ Cejudo Told Mma Junkie. “I ACTUALLY GOT ACOND OPINION. I WENT to SEAN And it was a little pinkie that wnt inside (my eyes) and i’m still not 100 percent. have to retire. I Got Hurt.
“I Never Really Saw The Sport of Mixed Martial Arts As Kind of Dangerous. I Talked to My Wife, And I Think This Cold Potentilly Be My Last Fight. Happy with that. Right Now to Be Quite Honest with You. ”
Cejudo Said He is in the Process of Filing an appeal and Legal Action with the Washington State Department of Licensing (Wsdol) Over How How He Thinks Referee Jason Herzog MISHANDLED the SITUATUS 22 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. WHETHER THAT WILL LEAD TO Anything Fruitful Remains to be Seen, But Cejudo Said A Satisfying Outcome would be to have the result overurned to a no contest.
Regardless of How It Plays Out, Cejudo Said His Priority Is His Health. The 38-Year-Eld Retired Previoses in May 2020, But For Vastly Different Reasons. The Eye Injury Has Alted His Reality and Made Him Think Differently about the Consequence that can come with stepping in the Octagon.
Cejudo Could Minimize Any Additional Health Risks by Simplaing Up The Gloves Now. However, He Said that Potential Path is not One He Could Live Comfortable With, But Is All Dependent on Wheth His Current Situation Actual Improves.
If the worsst-caase scenario Occurs, Thought, then Cejudo will have a have serioously Rayusly Retutink the upro of steering of stepping back in the octagon.
“I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE – I DON’T Mind Lozing, But I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE Getting Hit in My Freaking Eye Ball,“ Cejudo Said. “IT JUST CANYTE Great Position to Where i Can Set Myself up for the Future.
“I’m not sue what the ufc was planned (for me). I DEFINITELY WANT TO FILL DIME in the Fall. Let My Eye Heal, They Said Another 30 Days, But IF IT DOSN’SN. Back.
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