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Henry Cejudo went off on Dana White, the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the referees for the current eye poke problem “Man up and make a f*****g decision. If you’re not gonna do it that’s bulls**t. I’m gonna take my warning and start sticking guys in the eye too then” pic.twitter.com/7RZs6uIxYq Real fans only.
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‘Everybody needs to man up… including Dana White’: Henry Cejudo goes off about UFC’s ongoing eye poke debacle
Cejudo faces Payton Talbott at Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. It will be the first appearance for the former two-division champion since losing a technical decision to Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Seattle in February — a fight that went to the scorecards after Cejudo suffered a nasty eye poke from his opponent.
Ahead of his final fight in the sport this Saturday, Henry Cejudo has launched an impassioned rant aimed at Dana White and the athletic commissions. This coming Saturday, the premier promotion returns to Las Vegas with UFC 323 for what is the final event of the year and the final event under the UFC’s partnership with ESPN.
Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) accused Aspinall of looking for a way out when he couldn't continue in his title fight against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 after getting poked in the eye. Their bout was ruled a no contest, and Aspinall is yet to be cleared by doctors to train. He said he may require surgery on both eyes.
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Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) was victim of a nasty eye poke in his fight against Song Yadong, which ended up being a technical decision loss on his record. Cejudo was poked in the eye toward the end of Round 3, but chose to fight out the rest of the round after taking the full five minutes to try and recover.
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