It was all about adjustments for Henry Cejudo at UFC 238 as he stopped Marlon Moraes in the third round to become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cejudo got worked in the first round with leg kicks but came back in the second and third rounds to pour it on, eventually stopping Moraes late in the third. With this victory, Cejudo now holds the UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Titles.
Here's how fighters reacted to Cejudo's winning performance.
Congratulations Henry Cejudo! Welcome to the club -- https://t.co/xF2BHGfr9n
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 9, 2019
The son of gold -- @HenryCejudo #UFC238 pic.twitter.com/GbJKEmxGtS
— UFC (@ufc) June 9, 2019
Wow, congrats @HenryCejudo thx...you complicated the whole #bantamweight @ufc division, again,
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) June 9, 2019
Fight is a fight we still on the hunt .
Amazing performance!! Huge congratulations to @HenryCejudo & his team! #UFC238 --------------------
— Jessica Jag Aguilar (@jagatt) June 9, 2019
Cejudo is a savage!! Congrats @HenryCejudo @ufc #ufc238
— Alex Chambers (@alexchambersmma) June 9, 2019
I’m 100% not a fan of the King of Cringe and his antics, but I’m definitely now a fan of @HenryCejudo as an MMA fighter. Congrats #ChampChamp #UFC238 #UFCChicago
— Jose Shorty Torres (@ShortyTorres125) June 9, 2019
Well done @HenryCejudo!! Done very well to turn that around
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 9, 2019
Impressive performance from @HenryCejudo. 2 weight class champ with an Olympic gold medal. Damn
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) June 9, 2019
WOOOOOO!!!! @HenryCejudo
— Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) June 9, 2019
@HenryCejudo put some respect on his name he is awkward as fuck but he is greatest combat athlete of all time pic.twitter.com/yBwGyBRdDY
— Terrion Flash Ware (@flashmma) June 9, 2019
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