33-Year-Old Henry Cejudo Announces Retirement From MMA After Controversial UFC 249 Win Over Dominick Cruz

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Henry Cejudo appears to be done with MMA.

On Saturday night, Cejudo defended his bantamweight title beat Dominick Cruz in a fight that ended in controversy when the referee stopped the fight while Cruz was attempting to recover from a vicious knee delivered by Cejudo.

Close call. Cejudo landed a big knee and subsquent punches on the ground. Cruz is unhappy about the stoppage.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 10, 2020

Hate him or like him the “King of Cringe” Henry Cejudo is no joke. Early stoppage though? The announcing crew thinks so. I think it was justified #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/HfTWqF5TMU

— Pat Egan (@Pat_Egan) May 10, 2020

After the fight, Cejudo shocked MMA fans by announcing that he was retiring from MMA at 33 years of age.

After defending his UFC bantamweight title, @HenryCejudo unexpectedly announced his retirement from the sport of MMA 🤯 #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/5jIhrp4LsC

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 10, 2020

Henry Cejudo announces he is retiring effective immediately.

“Triple C is out,” he says.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 10, 2020

Henry Cejudo just announced his retirement from MMA: “Since I was 11 years old I sacrificed to get where I am today, and I’m not going to let anyone take that away from me. I’m retiring from MMA. … Triple C is out. You don’t have to hear my ass no more.” #UFC249

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 10, 2020

If Cejudo’s career is indeed over he finishes with one of the most accomplished fighters in UFC history.

Henry Cejudo joins Daniel Cormier (heavyweight, light heavyweight) as the only fighters in UFC history to successfully defend their titles in multiple weight class (Cejudo is the former flyweight champion). pic.twitter.com/0tNhOgXv1y

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 10, 2020

After the fight, Cejudo shocked MMA fans by announcing that he was retiring from MMA at 33 years of age.