Henry Cejudo can't help but laugh that bets are being taken on him making weight
As much as Henry Cejudo would like to talk about his fight at UFC 185 against Chris Cariaso, the subject of his weight cut seems to be the only subject anyone wants to address.
Then again, Cejudo really can't blame anyone for the constant questions.
The former Olympic gold medalist has struggled rather publicly with his cuts to get down to 125-pounds from snafus that happened when he was still competing on the regional scene all the way to his debut in the UFC, which was cancelled when he was unable to shed the final pounds to get to the flyweight limit.
Following his debut fight disaster, Cejudo was told either go to bantamweight or leave the UFC. He chose the former and won his bantamweight debut against Dustin Kimura before declaring a move back down to 125-pounds for this fight.
Just 24-hours away from hitting the scale, Cejudo tells FOX Sports that everything is on track and he knows a very big weight will be lifted off his shoulder if the scale on Friday reads anything at 126-pounds or less.
"Everything's going good as planned. We're hitting the weights as planned," Cejudo said. "I'm just excited to weigh in tomorrow and make the weight."
The question about Cejudo making weight this Friday has become such a popular topic of conversation that online gambling site 5Dimes made a prop bet on whether or not the former Olympian would make weight on Friday. The odds are at about 2-to-1 in Cejudo's favor that he will make weight, but betting on the alternative could yield some solid cash for those that don't believe he's ready for a run at flyweight.
Cejudo couldn't help but smile and even let out a scream when the subject of wagering on his weight cut came up. If nothing else, Cejudo knows people are watching and obviously care.
"That s--t's funny. When's the cut off? I might do that. That's kind of crazy," Cejudo said.
"I think that's funny. It's clever. Social media and all that other stuff, it's interesting. It's funny, but it does make me nervous."
Cejudo has put everything into his move down to flyweight for this fight because he knows another miss on Friday could mean the end of his chances to even compete at 125-pounds in the UFC.
As frustrating as it is to have so many questions about a weight cut with a top 10 opponent standing in front of him, Cejudo knows it's part of the job and he can't blame anyone but himself for the curiosity everyone seems to have about whether or not he'll make the flyweight limit when he hits the scale.
"I understand completely," Cejudo said. "I think everybody in the UFC has missed weight, but I get a lot of pressure for it. I get it, I understand it."
