Henry Cejudo wasn’t wasting any time against UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw.
The two fighters met in a flyweight title bout at the UFC on ESPN+ 1 event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Cejudo finished him in just 32 seconds. It all started when Cejudo pushed him down then landed a glancing head kick then knocked him down with a right hand and then smothered him with strikes until the referee stepped in to finish the fight. As a result, Cejudo successfully retained his UFC flyweight title.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
The Messenger is the first to get the new belt wrapped around his waist!#UFCBrooklyn @HenryCejudo pic.twitter.com/AP9FIUhmTt
— UFC (@ufc) January 20, 2019
HENRY CEJUDO!!!!!!!
Messaged. Sent. WOW!!!!! #UFCBrooklyn @HenryCejudo pic.twitter.com/5gx41CdUOM
— UFC (@ufc) January 20, 2019
HERE. WE. GO.https://t.co/eokxjaRtpJ #UFCBrooklyn pic.twitter.com/YJO6Q2OSjS
— UFC (@ufc) January 20, 2019
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