Dillashaw makes weight for title bout vs. Cejudo
TJ Dillashaw weigh-ins ahead of his flyweight title bout against Henry Cejudo at UFC Fight Night 143. (0:33)
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NEW YORK — TJ Dillashaw has successfully made weight ahead of his title bout with UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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Dillashaw, the UFC’s bantamweight champion, needed to be 125 pounds on Friday morning and weighed in at 124.6 pounds. He typically weighs in at 135 pounds for a bantamweight competition.
Dillashaw (16-3) has won eight of his last nine fights including back-to-back recent victories over former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. Cejudo (13-2) claimed the UFC’s flyweight belt in August after upsetting longtime division champion Demetrious Johnson. Following the win, he called for a shot at the bantamweight belt.
After negotiations with both sides, Dillashaw agreed to come down a weight class in hopes of picking up a second belt. The only UFC fighters to hold two belts simultaneously are Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier and Amanda Nunes.
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