Javier Cepeda capped off 2022 with his third straight win to start his career. The flyweight standout then spent the first half of 2023 trying to get back into the MMA cage, but instead had to enter the boxing ring to get a fight. Following his April boxing match, Cepeda is finally about to return to MMA. He’s chomping at the bit to get back to action. “I was trying to fight MMA, but the boxing match came up, so I took it.