Henry Cejudo is gearing up to face Aljamain Sterling in May, but it looks like he’s already planning for his potential first title defense if he gets through Sterling. On Saturday night Merab Dvalishvili (who also happens to be best friends with Sterling) defeated the former champion, Petr Yan, earning him an unquestionable next title shot. But the former champion and Olympic medalist wasn’t impressed with Dvalishvili’s performance. “These guys are the same fighters all the time. Aljamain, he just flows with his fighting, he’s a freestyler. This guy (Dvalishvili), you know he’s gonna press, you know he’s gonna do all this to shoot.
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Henry Cejudo shades Merab Dvalishvili after Yan victory: ‘Easy money’ – MMA Weekly