Henry Cejudo will face a fellow UFC veteran in his return to wrestling on Feb. 28, as he takes on former WEC champion and UFC title contender Urijah Faber at RAF 6 in Tempe, Ariz.
Real American Freestyle announced the match-up Friday, also revealing that MMA flyweight standout Muhammad Mokaev will wrestle Bryce Meredith on the event. Clay Guida’s opponent is yet to be announced.
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That will mark Cejudo’s return to competition less than three months after his final UFC bout, when he lost a decision to Payton Talbott. He retired from MMA after losing four in a row since 2023, the first three coming against Aljamain Sterling, Merab Dvalishvili and Song Yadong.
Faber, on the other hand, has been more active in the grappling circuit, defeating Jeff Glover and Bibiano Fernandes in 2024. His last MMA bouts took place in 2019, when he returned from retirement to upset Ricky Simon with a sub-minute knockout, and then lost his final match to Petr Yan by knockout.
RAF’s next event will take place Jan. 10 in Sunrise, Fla., with former UFC titleholders Colby Covington and Luke Rockhold colliding in the main event, plus Arman Tsarukyan vs. Lance Palmer and Yoel Romero vs. Bo Nickal.
