Henry Cejudo recently bagged a long-coveted flyweight belt. Though the gold added a remarkable badge on his chest, it was soon taken off too. Not that his accolade was stripped away by another challenger, rather he lost his prized possession by losing his suitcase where he had put it.
The reigning flyweight champion had flown to Russia to grab Saturday’s card. While speaking to the media, Henry Cejudo admitted that he had lost his luggage during his flight. He went on to add that his belt was inside his luggage, which he had misplaced.
“Unfortunately, my belt is in my luggage. So now, on top of my gold medal, now it’s my belt. I don’t know what it is about gold. I can’t keep it.”
This isn’t the first time that The Messenger has been unlucky with his gold that he toiled day and night to hold. The 31-year-old American previously lost his hard-earned Olympic Gold Medal. Cejudo lost his gold in a fire that erupted at his home, putting his life at risk. Since the fire engulfed all of his home, Cejudo ran out of his home bare-foot, burning his feet, leaving all his belongings including the gold to turn to ashes.
Losing out on your hard-earned titles can be very disheartening especially if it happens more than once. However, the current flyweight champion doesn’t seem to care much about it.
“Let’s be honest, material comes and goes. It’s the memories, it’s the legacy that comes with being a champion. I’m going to get a gold medal back. I’m going to get a belt back. But it’s the memories that come with that that makes it special.”
Right now, though Henry Cejudo has lost his belt, he has the chance to grab another belt from bantamweight category. Alternatively, the American artist can also lock his horns with T.J Dillashaw as a defender for his current title.
According to the Messenger,
“I believe he wants to fight me from what he has said to the media. I want to fight him, the UFC wants the fight, now it is time to negotiate and to see what weight class we are going to do it at. I gave him the option either 25 or 35, it doesn’t matter for me. I want a super fight. At 25 I will knock him out, so if he wants to come down, then he will get knocked out at 125 pounds. 35, 35 I’m taking a little risk, but I still believe I can beat him.”
Perhaps, another belt for Henry would suffice for his material loss.
