Henry Cejudo calls out Merab Dvalishvili for UFC Boston, Dvalishvili responds

Henry Cejudo seems to have decided on his preventing future.

The previous two-division champion returned from a three-year layoff this previous Saturday at UFC 288 and regardless of a robust effort in his comeback struggle, Cejudo ended up on the flawed finish of a break up choice to reigning bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling. Afterwards, the 36-year-old Cejudo was non-committal about whether or not he would compete once more or return to retirement.

On Monday, Cejudo made a submit on Instagram indicating that he’s not retiring and is as a substitute concentrating on a matchup with prime bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili, an in depth good friend and coaching accomplice of Sterling’s.

See the submit under.

“This s*** is much from over,” Cejudo wrote. “[Dana White] I would like [Dvalishvili’s] head on a plate.”

Cejudo tagged the submit with the hashtag #UFCBoston, suggesting that the struggle occur at a rumored card in Boston on Aug. 19. UFC commentator Jon Anik confirmed that the date and site are within the works throughout Saturday’s UFC 288 broadcast.

Ought to the matchup be made, a win would put Cejudo proper again within the title dialog after he obtained a direct shot at Sterling regardless of retiring in 2020. Cejudo held UFC gold at bantamweight and flyweight throughout his preliminary run with the promotion, defeating a litany of prime names together with Dominick Cruz, Demetrious Johnson, T.J. Dillashaw, Marlon Moraes, and Sergio Pettis.

Dvalishvili is presently on a nine-fight win streak, tied for the longest streak within the division with Sterling. Although he has knocked off a number of contenders to stand up the ranks, his profession arc is difficult by the truth that he and Sterling have vowed to not struggle one another.

He even had Sterling’s again this previous Saturday when presumed No. 1 contender Sean O’Malley stepped into the octagon to face off with Sterling. Dvalishvili snuck up behind O’Malley and stole his jacket, practically sparking a melee.

Replace: Dvalishvili lately responded on Twitter.