Henry Cejudo believes Dominick Cruz was the obvious choice. The UFC bantamweight champion says the lack of a clear No. 1 contender in the division, plus Cruz’s star power and status as arguably the greatest bantamweight of all-time made Cruz an easy pick for his title defense at 135 pounds on Saturday at UFC 249. During a Tuesday media conference call promoting the fight, Cejudo (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) even said that he preferred Cruz as an opponent over the man he was originally scheduled to face – former UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. “Dominick was my first choice, since the beginning I wanted to fight (him),” Cejudo said. “I thought it was a great storyline – we’re both from Arizona, he’s a great champ, I beat the No.
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Henry Cejudo cites lack of ‘concrete No. 1 contender’ as reason to fight Dominick Cruz – MMA Junkie