The “King of Cringe” pulled a fast one on the MMA community. Henry Cejudo is just days away from his return to the octagon at UFC 298 to take on Merab Dvalishvili at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. In his first fight since a split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title at UFC 288, Cejudo and his longtime coach Eric Albarracin decided it was time to pull off a prank. On the UFC’s “Countdown” preview show for the pay-per-view event, Cejudo sat Albarracin down to bluntly deliver the news that he was kicking his coach to the curb for his return bout. It was believable enough, considering Cejudo is likely on the tail end of his career at 37, and has openly contemplated retirement (again)
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