Henry Cejudo Officially Exits UFC Roster Following Second Retirement<\/p>\n
After winning a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Cejudo made the jump to MMA in 2013 and quickly compiled a 5-0 record in his first year as a professional fighter. <\/p>\n
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Henry Cejudo is declared the winner by decision and is the new Flyweight champion against Demetrious Johnson during UFC 227 at Staples Center. | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
One more win in early 2014 was enough to earn Cejudo an invitation to the UFC, where he improved his MMA record to 10-0 and earned a shot at all-time flyweight great Demetrious \u201cMighty Mouse\u201d Johnson at UFC 197. The Olympian was stopped in the opening round of his first UFC title fight before he closed out the year with another loss to Joseph Benavidez, but those would be the final losses he suffered before retiring for the first time. <\/p>\n
READ MORE: Alex Pereira\u2019s ex-kickboxing rival fights undefeated finishing machine at UFC Seattle<\/a><\/p>\n Back-to-back wins secured Cejudo a rematch with \u201cMighty Mouse\u201d at UFC 227, where he ended Johnson\u2019s incredible championship reign with a split decision victory. Cejudo defended the flyweight belt once with a 32-second knockout of T.J. Dillashaw before he achieved double-champ status with another finish of Marlon Moraes in a fight for the promotion\u2019s vacant bantamweight title. <\/p>\n Henry Cejudo (red gloves) fights Payton Talbott (blue gloves) during UFC 323 at T-Mobile Arena. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The aforementioned bantamweight title defense against Cruz and preceded Cejudo\u2019s first retirement, and in between his losses to Sterling and Talbott the 38-year-old also came up short against Song Yadong and recently-dethroned bantamweight king Merab Dvalishvil<\/a>i. <\/p>\n Mohammad Yahya Also Removed From UFC Roster After 0-3 Run<\/p>\n Though not as high-profile as the former two-division UFC champion’s removal, the UFC Roster Watch account reports that lightweight fighter Mohammad Yahya has also been removed from the promotion\u2019s roster. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC London reportedly adds absolute banger fight between European stars<\/a><\/p>\n A former champion in UAE Warriors, Yahya put together a 12-3 professional record and defended his UAE Warriors belt twice before joining the UFC in late 2023. Matched up with Trevor Peek at UFC 294, Yahya\u2019s five-fight win streak came to an end when Peek defeated him via unanimous decision. <\/p>\n Mohammad Yahya fights Trevor Peek during his UFC debut. | (Craig Kidwell\/USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n \u201cThe UAE Warrior\u201d returned in 2024 and was stopped by Kau\u00ea Fernandes in the first round, and last July he lost to Steven Nguyen via doctor\u2019s stoppage in what turned out to be his final UFC bout. <\/p>\n More MMA Knockout News<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Ex-UFC champion sets the record straight on rumored title eliminator fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Rising UFC star gets ranked opponent at UFC Houston after going 4-0 in 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Hard-hitting KO artists to rematch at UFC 326 after ex-title challenger’s withdrawal<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC star books next fight after controversial win that sparked FBI investigation<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Henry](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kemnzaqy83jc85phbz.jpg\" "\\"Henry")
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