UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo is the self-proclaimed “King of Cringe,” but the direction he took things on Monday is something entirely different. Cejudo was recently asked by ESPN about potential next challengers for his belt, which due to injuries he has not defended since defeating Marlon Moraes to fill a title vacancy in June. His interview response seemed harmless enough, but then in a tweet promoting the interview, he referred to contender Aljamain Sterling, who is African-American, as “Aljamima.” This appears to be a reference to Aunt Jemima, an old-school syrup mascot who often used in a racially pejorative sense. Triple C doesn’t even pay attention to Aljamima Sterling Silver @funkmastermma secondly, Triple C wants to fight you Petr, but your English needs to get Betr, you ugly communist potato And last but not least, my tune-up fight, the cabbage patch head Jose Waldo. @danawhite pic.twitter.com/5bRzspHrwb — Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) February 17, 2020 Cejudo also denigrated Russian challenger Petr Yan as “a communist potato” and denigrated his lack of English proficiency. Related Quadruple C
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Henry Cejudo chided by ESPN reporter for calling Aljamain Sterling ‘Aljamima’ – MMA Junkie