Cariaso: Cejudo doesn’t make weight, I don’t fight
Chris Cariaso “I’ve done it every single time. I bust my ass every single time to do it, and [Henry Cejduo] has to do the same thing.”
Flyweight Chris Cariaso is scheduled to fight at UFC 185 against Henry Cejudo, who has previously had issues making weight. If his opponent doesn’t have weight, Cariaso has the option to take a percentage of his purse and fight anyway, or not fight. Although not the popular option, Cariaso will be opting not to fight if Cejudo misses weight:
When it comes down to it, he better make weight, said Cariaso, who fights for the first time since a title loss to champ Demetrious Johnson in September. If he wants to fight me, he better make weight.
After a series of weight-related gaffes with Legacy FC, Cejudo was slated for a heavily anticipated UFC debut this past August. However, he suffered medical issues during his weight cut and was pulled from the card. He was then forced to move up to bantamweight, and in his first official UFC fight, he defeated 135-pounder Dustin Kimura – largely with his striking – in a dominant performance. That earned him one more chance at flyweight, but he’s obviously on a short leash this weekend.
You have one job to do, and your job is to make weight, get to the fight, and compete, Cariaso said. I’ve done it every single time. I bust my ass every single time to do it, and he has to do the same thing.
