Henry Cejudo offers to fight Jake Paul for free on behalf of Dana White… as long as he gets the UFC title in return.
YouTube star-turned-award-winner Paul has built up a bitter rivalry with UFC President White and his MMA stable.
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He has called the promoter regarding fighter pay and has challenged several current and former UFC stars.
Now, former flyweight and bantamweight champion Cejudo – who retired from MMA in 2020 – is ready to represent his old boss White.
And he won’t do anything — except a guaranteed title shot against UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovsky.
Cejudo, 34, tweeted: “Hey @danawhite pay me to fight alex and i beat jake paul for free.”
The 2008 Olympic gold medalist announced his shock retirement after defeating 36-year-old Dominic Cruz at UFC 249.
But he has since signaled a comeback and has become the first player to win belts in three UFC divisions.
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And after 30-year-old Max Holloway pulled out of his trilogy with 33-year-old Volkanowski, Cejudo offered to step down.
But the chances of him facing Paul – who is about four stones heavy – are low.
The social media sensation has previously lashed out at former UFC duo, 37-year-old Ben Askren, and more recently, 39-year-old Tyrone Woodley.
It added to former KOs on YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’ and ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37.
He first defeated Woodley on points in August but won a rematch four months later with a brutal right-hander.
Later, he called out Nate Diaz, 36, and Jorge Masvidal, 37, but White admitted he would never let the two out of his UFC contracts.
He told boxing trainer Teddy Atlas: “You see how he wants to fight s*** everybody that’s not in his weight class, guys who are big and all that bull***.
“Go fight a boxer. Hump someone else’s leg, you idiot.”
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