Henry Cejudo, UFC 298 ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press
The octagon returns to Seattle, Washington this Saturday with Henry Cejudo and Tune Yadong headlining UFC Seattle on the Local weather Pledge Area.
“Triple C” Cejudo enters the combat off the second two-fight skid of his profession, and maybe it’s vital to keep in mind that following the primary, the Olympic gold medalist went on a tear to turn into a double-champ at flyweight and bantamweight.
That, nonetheless, was 5 years in the past. Cejudo selected to stroll away from the game in his prime, pricing himself out of negotiations with the UFC, then returned in 2023 solely to lose a cut up determination to Aljamain Sterling in an try to reclaim his outdated 135lb title. That was adopted by a unanimous determination loss to Merab Dvalishvili, and all of a sudden Cejudo, who simply turned 38, is trying like a protracted shot to ever make it again to the highest.
Tune Yadong, simply hitting his prime at 27, has been circling the highest of the bantamweight division for some time now. But steps up in competitors in opposition to Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan haven’t gone effectively for the Chinese language standout. If he needs to cement himself as a contender, Cejudo might be the identify to do it, particularly if Yadong can placed on a memorable combat and switch it right into a signature victory.
Weigh-ins for UFC Seattle happen Friday morning; full outcomes might be discovered under.
UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs. Yadong Weigh-In Outcomes
Fundamental card
Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo vs. Tune YadongMiddleweight: Brendan Allen vs.Anthony HernandezCatchweight (140lb): Rob Font vs. Jean MatsumotoFeatherweight: Jean Silva vs. Melsik BaghdasaryanLight Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield: vs. Julius Walker
Preliminary card
Gentle Heavyweight: Ion Cuțelabavs. Ibo AslanFeatherweight: Andre Fili vs. Melquizael CostaMiddleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick KleinBantamweight: Ricky Simón vs. Javid BasharatCatchweight (175lb): Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Austin VanderfordMiddleweight: Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Eric McConicoLight Heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Raffael Cerqueira
