One of UFC’s most highly touted prospects Sergio Pettis returns to the Octagon against fellow contender Henry Cejudo on a stacked UFC 211 card in Dallas, Texas on May 13.
Having only lost twice in their professional careers this bout sees two of the best in the flyweight division pit their wits against one another.
Whilst Cejudo has less fights to his name, he has fought higher caliber opponents with his losses coming in the form of champion and pound-for-pound number one Demetrious Johnson and a controversial split decision loss to No.1 contender Joseph Benavidez. “The Messenger” is hitting his peak and after two disappointing losses will be looking to get back to winning ways.
For “The Phenom” however, this fight is a coming of age test to see how good the Milwaukee native truly is. This will undoubtedly be the toughest test of Sergio’s career with Cejudo being ranked as the No.2 contender. At just 23 years of age, Pettis has amassed an impressive record of (15-2). This represents a huge step-up in competition for the youngster with his biggest win being over ranked No.11 John Moraga.
Cejudo will be the first top ten fighter to face the 125lb starlet.
This fight adds to an exciting UFC 211 card consisting of Stipe Miocic vs. Junior Dos Santos and Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs, Jessica Andrade title fights. A fight between Ben Rothwell and Fabricio Werdum is pending an investigation of a potential anti-doping violation.
UFC 211 Updated Card
UFC Heavyweight title: Stipe Miocic (c) vs. Junior Dos Santos
UFC Women’s Strawweight title: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (c) vs. Jessica Andrade
Welterweight: Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal
Lightweight: Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
Featherweight: Enrique Barzola vs. Gabriel Benitez
Flyweight: Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis
