Henry Cejudo: Alexander Volkanovski the one UFC fight that would lure me out of retirement

Henry Cejudo says only one fight would make him consider a return to the UFC.

Cejudo, the former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion, announced his retirement after defeating Dominick Cruz by TKO last month at UFC 249. That retirement could be short-lived with the right opportunity, though.

Cejudo recently expressed interest in boxing undefeated sensation Ryan Garcia. But with regard to a possible return to MMA, Cejudo is eyeing a third title, specifically featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who previously responded to Cejudo’s callout and warned him of a potential move up.

“There would only be one fight that would really bring me back, that would really wake me up in the morning. Other than Ryan Garcia, it would be Alexander Volkanovski, that overgrown midget,” Cejudo told TMZ. “I would love to make him bend the knee because he’s already half way there.”

Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) has referred to himself as the greatest combat sports athlete of all time, what with two UFC titles and an Olympic wrestling gold medal to his resume. The way he sees it, a fight with Volkanovski (21-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) would cement his legacy.

“I want a third title because I want to be different,” Cejudo said. “There’s a lot of champ-champs – obviously there’s only one ‘Triple C.’ There’s only one Olympic champ, flyweight champ and bantamweight champion of the world, but it’s just to cement it, go in the history books as the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.”