Henry Cejudo sees title potential in Kelvin Gastelum – but at a different weight class. Gastelum (18-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC) returned to the win column with a much-needed Fight of Night decision win over Chris Curtis this past Saturday at UFC 287 in Miami. Although Gastelum is a former interim middleweight title challenger who took current champion Israel Adesanya to the brink in their 2019 Fight of the Year at UFC 236 , Cejudo thinks he’d fully reach his potential if he returned to welterweight

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Henry Cejudo: Kelvin Gastelum would be ‘lethal weapon,’ UFC champ if he returned to welterweight – MMA Junkie

Henry Cejudo sees title potential in Kelvin Gastelum – but at a different weight class. Gastelum (18-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC) returned to the win column with a much-needed Fight of Night decision win over Chris Curtis this past Saturday at UFC 287 in Miami. Although Gastelum is a former interim middleweight title challenger who took current champion Israel Adesanya to the brink in their 2019 Fight of the Year at UFC 236 , Cejudo thinks he’d fully reach his potential if he returned to welterweight. “Long time coming,” Cejudo said on his YouTube channel. “It’s crazy how many losses Kelvin has, but who is it that he’s actually fought? Fighting a hammer like Chris Curtis, I tell you what, Kelvin looked better than ever.

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Henry Cejudo: Kelvin Gastelum would be ‘lethal weapon,’ UFC champ if he returned to welterweight – MMA Junkie