Henry Cejudo put Mario Bautista in his place.
Bautista is coming off the most important win of his profession, scoring a split-decision victory over former featherweight world champion Jose Aldo. Bautista prolonged his unbeaten streak to seven with the win, however his efficiency left rather a lot to be desired.
All through a lot of the competition, Bautista held Aldo in opposition to the fence and little else which prompted struggle followers to lambaste each him and the choice in his favor.
However whether or not or not you appreciated his efficiency, the very fact of the matter is Bautista received and launched himself into the bantamweight prime 10. Instantly following the win, Bautista known as for a struggle with former two-division titleholder Henry Cejudo.
Even with Cejudo dropping back-to-back bouts in opposition to Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili, it nonetheless felt like Bautista was aiming a bit excessive. Because it seems, ‘Triple C’ felt the identical approach and made that abundantly clear when he met Bautista face-to-face at LFA 196 in Phoenix.
Is Mario Bautista vs. Henry Cejudo the struggle to make?
It undoubtedly felt like Cejudo received the most effective of Bautista throughout their verbal alternate. Maybe we’ll see them settle their distinction of opinion contained in the Octagon.
Although Cejudo has much more accolades than Bautista, he’s solely three spots forward of the streaking standout within the bantamweight rankings, sitting within the No. 7 spot as of this writing.
Are you curious about seeing Henry Cejudo vs. Mario Bautista, or does Bautista have extra work to do earlier than getting a struggle with such a high-profile opponent?
