“The Pound for Pound King has Spoken” -Henry Cejudo Lauds Patricio Freire for Tweet Against Dana White’s Statement
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Dominant fighters in one MMA promotion are always talked up in rival organizations by management or talent. The same holds for the UFC and Bellator MMA, but Dana White showed ignorance when asked about two-division Bellator MMA champion Patricio Freire.
‘Pitbull’ saw these comments and elected to let the UFC President know exactly who he was. Meanwhile, former UFC fighter Henry Cejudo who usually has a lot to say about rival competitors in keeping with his ‘King of Cringe’ gimmick seemed to spare ‘Pitbull.’
In a telling endorsement of the fighter’s talent, ‘Triple C’ wrote, “The pound for pound king has spoken.”
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The pound for pound king has spoken! https://t.co/mkJbGX1RPx
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) August 23, 2020
Freire took to Twitter and wrote, “Hi (Dana White) I’m the one who destroyed steroids machine (Mike Chandler), whom you said deserves a talk, in 61 seconds. If you send some of your top fighters to (Bellator MMA). I can do the same to them too. Let’s bet like you did with PRIDE.”
Hi @danawhite I'm the one who destroyed steroids machine @MikeChandlerMMA, whom you said deserves a talk, in 61 seconds. If you send some of your top fighters to @BellatorMMA I can do the same to them too. Let's bet like you did with PRIDE. https://t.co/xd52IBplbp
— Patricio Freire (@PatricioPitbull) August 23, 2020
The challenge to Dana White shows that he is annoyed by the UFC President’s response to a question about how good a fighter he is. White said, “I don’t know, I honestly couldn’t tell you.”
Henry Cejudo too held two belts like Patricio Freire
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‘Triple C’ became the UFC’s fourth champion to hold belts in two divisions at the same time. However, unlike Freire, he has defended both his belts at least once and knows the unique challenges of maintaining an unbeaten streak while fending off threats from two separate divisions.
‘The Messenger’ became the first UFC male to defend both belts successfully when the referee stopped his match against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. This was Cejudo’s final UFC appearance to date. However, despite a fighter retiring, the UFC still holds a contract for their fights.
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Cejudo knows that winning two championships leaves him in a tie with many fighters. Hence he aims to go one better by claiming an unprecedented third title and claim to be the pound for pound king himself.
Freire would be game to fight UFC fighters, however, such cross-promotional fights have too many contractual and rights issues to overcome. What do you make of Freire’s response to Dana White? Is it along the lines of Henry Cejudo’s reaction?