Video: Henry Cejudo and Demetrious Johnson reminisce on title fights

Henry Cejudo and Demetrious Johnson are two of the finest flyweight talents ever seen in the UFC’s octagon. They were, naturally, rivals.

Four years after Cejudo ended Johnson’s record-breaking title run, he invited over his two-time opponent to share a laugh and reminisce about their experiences in the octagon. The soon-to-return fighter also tagged UFC broadcast partner ESPN.

Check out the video.

The flyweights first faced off in 2016 at UFC 197. Johnson had defended his title seven more times by the time he reached the end of his title-run. Cejudo’s Olympic wrestling credentials were thought to present a potential problem for Johnson, but he wound up earning a first-round TKO when he hit Cejudo to the body with a knee.

Cejudo, six years later after their fight, revealed how bad that one knee still hurts.

“I literally gave you my face because, dude, you hurt me to the body so bad,” he told Johnson.

Johnson and Cejudo were rematches two years later. In a huge upset Cejudo won a split decision and captured his first UFC championship title. He would then go on to win both the bantamweight and bantamweight titles and be the fourth fighter ever to hold two separate betting rights.

After the end of his UFC title run, Johnson was traded to the Asia-based ONE Championship, where he captured the promotion’s flyweight (135-pound) title before losing it this past August. In a special rules bout, he defeated Rodtang Jitmuangnon, a muay Thai legend.

Cejudo announced his retirement from the UFC after defending the bantamweight belt against Dominick Cruz in May 2020. He then pivoted to media work, hosting a podcast with former boxing champ Mike Tyson and his own shown. He has since announced his intention to make an MMA comeback, reportedly agreeing to begin random drug testing required of UFC fighters.