And you thought Henry Cejudo was just going to stay retired.
No, the former UFC two-division champion isn’t making another comeback to the octagon (at least not yet anyway), but he is returning to his wrestling roots as Cejudo is set to compete at Real American Freestyle 6 on Feb. 28 from Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz.
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RAF announced Monday that Cejudo, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist, will headline the event against an opponent to be determined. It will stream on FOX Nation.
Cejudo, 38, announced his retirement from MMA after taking a beating in a clean-sweep unanimous decision loss to Payton Talbott on Dec. 6 at UFC 323. The loss was Cejudo’s fourth in a row since returning from his first retirement announced in May 2020 that lasted three years.
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RAF 6 will mark the first time Cejudo has competed in a wrestling match since April 2015.
RAF, an unscripted professional wrestling organization that launched this past April, held four events in 2025, bringing in notable MMA fighters to headline, including Bo Nickal and Yoel Romero. RAF’s fifth event on Jan. 10 in Sunrise, Fla., will be headlined by a match between Colby Covington and former UFC champ Luke Rockhold.
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