Published 14:06 IST, May 11th 2020

Henry Cejudo announces retirement after victory, sets sights on real estate world

UFC 249 results: UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo announced his retirement after defeating Dominick Cruz in the co-main event of UFC 249.

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Henry Cejudo ‘ King of Cringe’ stunned UFC fans as he went on to anunce his retirement after a spectacular title defence against Dominick Cruz in co-main event of UFC 249. Henry Cejudo is an Olympic gold medallist and a two-division UFC world champion which a lot of experts claim to be best resume in MMA universe till date. While American fighter is just 33 years of , Cejudo anunced he was calling time on his MMA career and is looking forward to stepping into  world of real estate.

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UFC 249 results Henry Cejudo retirement anunced as Cejudo beats Dominick Cruz 

Henry Cejudo recorded a vicious second-round kckout victory against Dominick Cruz in co-main event of UFC 249 before anuncing his retirement. Though Dominick busted up Henry Cejudo’s forehe with an unintentional he butt in very first round, ‘King of Cringe’ mand to keep up with momentum throughout contest. Dominick Cruz was equally assertive well and it appeared to be a close fight in first round. However, Henry Cejudo landed a lethal knee on Dominick Cruz and ‘ Dominator’ hit canvas clean. Henry Cejudo followed knee with a couple of jabs and sealed victory. Dominick Cruz protested referee's decision and said that he was still in fight and it was a ‘wrong call’ from referrer's end.

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After Henry Cejudo retirement report hit helines, 'King of Cringe’ revealed that he is looking forward to conquering world of real estate during an interview with ESPN. Henry Cejudo said that he has purchased a couple of properties in past and since he is having a lovely family at home, he wants to retire young with arguably greatest resume in MMA history. Henry Cejudo has bagged victories against some of greatest mixed martial arts fighters in  world including his latest win against Dominick Cruz but when asked to choose his favourite one, ' Triple C' named victory against Demetrious Johnson as biggest win of his UFC career. 

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14:06 IST, May 11th 2020