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Henry Cejudo booked for quick return against top ranked opponent
Henry Cejudo will return to action at UFC 292 in August. Photo via Instagram (@henry_cejudo)
Top ranked bantamweight Henry Cejudo and Marlon Vera will clash in a three-round bantamweight fight at UFC 292 in Boston.
The news of the matchup was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.
Let’s go. Cejudo vs. Chito added to UFC 292 in Boston, per Dana White. Three rounder, on the same card as Sterling, O’Malley title fight. It’s a Bantamweight night in Beantown, Aug. 19. pic.twitter.com/B8nMSDPWH4
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 20, 2023
The quick turnaround marks former champion Cejudo’s second fight since ending his 2020 retirement in May in a title bout against reigning champion Aljamain Sterling.
Vera wants to get back in the win column after a split-decision loss to Cory Sandhagen in March. The loss snapped a four-fight winning streak that included former UFC champions Frankie Edgar and Dominick Cruz.
Check out the updated UFC 292 lineup below!
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Updated UFC 292 fight card
UFC 292 takes place at the TD Garden In Boston, Massachusetts On August 19. The card is headlined by a bantamweight title bout between champion Aljamain Sterling and challenger Sean O’Malley.
The event also features a strawweight title bout where two-time champion Zhang Weili takes on challenger Amanda Lemos.
- Bantamweight title bout: Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Sean O’Malley
- Strawweight title bout: Zhang Weili (c) vs. Amanda Lemos
- Bantamweight bout: Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Vera
- Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares vs. Chris Weidman
- Bantamweight bout: Mario Bautista vs. Cody Garbrandt
- Middleweight bout: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Andre Petroski
- Women’s flyweight bout: Maryna Moroz vs. Karine Silva
- Welterweight bout: Ian Machado Garry vs. Geoff Neal
- Women’s flyweight bout: Andrea Lee vs. Natalia Silva
* Number of fights and bout order might change.
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