MMA veteran Henry Cejudo has defined why he desires to see Diego Lopes and Yair Rodriguez settle their feud.
At UFC 325, Diego Lopes failed in his try and defeat Alexander Volkanovski and grow to be the brand new UFC featherweight champion. He’ll now have to return to the drafting board and determine how he may get again to a different championship alternative, which may very well be a protracted highway for him.
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One man who Lopes has had issues with previously is none aside from Yair Rodriguez. Whereas Yair hasn’t competed since his win over Patricio Pitbull final April, he all the time appears to function within the dialog when one of the best featherweights on the planet are mentioned.
In a latest video, Henry Cejudo defined why he’s wanting to see Lopes and Rodriguez lastly settle their feud.
Diego Lopes vs…YAIR RODRIGUEZ 🤯👀
With everybody else booked within the featherweight division, that is the one struggle that is smart for each Diego and Yair. The storyline is there – These guys have an actual rivalry and there’s just one technique to settle it! IN THE CAGE 🩸
Get your… pic.twitter.com/2iwAx7KjdY
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) February 3, 2026
Cejudo desires Lopes vs Rodriguez
“After developing quick, 0-2 to Volkanovski, the ‘Mexizilian’ must struggle Yair Rodriguez subsequent,” Cejudo stated on his X account. “After that entire beef on the press convention, realizing that folks have gotten jumped from both facet, I imply, it’s some Mexican-on-Mexican crime. At 145 kilos, we’ve Lerone Murphy vs. Movsar.
“Rumor has it, Aljamain Sterling vs. (Youssef) Zalal is happening, too. There’s just one struggle for these guys to settle it. I’m speaking about that Mexican-on-Mexican crime. Let’s see who’s Mr. Mexico. I like Might 5, Cinco de Mayo. Who is aware of guys? Perhaps all of us look ahead to September (Noche UFC), however that struggle must occur.”
Quotes by way of MMA Junkie
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