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Cejudo ends Johnson’s six year title reign

The co-main event of UFC 227 featured a flyweight title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo.

Kirik Jenness

August 5, 2018 · 1 min read

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The co-main event of UFC 227 featured a flyweight title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo. Johnson was the only ever UFC flyweight champion and was defending his title for the twelvfth time. But when the judges score cards were read it was Cejudo who walked away with the title, putting an end to Johnson’s six year streak as champion.

The conventional wisdom going into UFC 227 was that this time around, Henry Cejudo was going to give Demetrious Johnson a better matchup than their first battle.

But few could have imagined just how much better the rematch would be. In what might have been the greatest flyweight fight in the history of mixed martial arts, Cejudo defeated the man who many considered the pound-for-pound best fighter in the sport and claimed his UFC flyweight title.

After a scintillating 25 minutes of action at Staples Center, Cejudo won the championship via split decision, getting the better end of two out of three 48-47 scores on Saturday night.

source: mmafighting.com

Official Result: Henry Cejudo defeated Demetrious Johnson by Split Decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)

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