Henry Cejudo Adds Second Incident To MMA Dumb Shit List

Or Hey UFC, You Ever Going To Tell These Folks To Stop?

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In this post, I discuss Henry Cejudo landing on the “MMA Dumb Shit” list for 2020 a second time.

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Let’s extend a hearty round of applause to UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo. On Monday, Cejudo became the first UFC fighter to appear twice on the “MMA Dumb Shit” list for 2020.

Cejudo’s first appearance came in mid-January when he tweeted this dumb shit:

Henry Cejudo @HenryCejudo

@funkmasterMMA @arielhelwani @espnmma How cute 💕. When’s the release of your amateur gay porn coming out? Men in back 3. #bendtheknees ps shave that moose knuckle you sicko!

A month later, Cejudo added xenophobia and racism to his playbook:

Henry Cejudo @HenryCejudo

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. @danawhirwb

And if you count his December tweet, you can add sexism as well:

Henry Cejudo @HenryCejudo

This is a public service announcement from Triple C to the self proclaim “King of Rio”. @josealdojunior @danawhite @ufc

Look, I’m going to assume Cejudo is attempting to be funny, but he isn’t. He’s just taking the moves of Colby Covington and someone taking them down a notch. I don’t believe Cejudo did these things earlier in his career, so he obviously knows better, which just makes it slimier. 

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As for those who say, Cejudo’s latest indiscretion was a “mistake,” well, it’s hard to forgive him when you consider his recent actions in full.

Also, Cejudo isn’t the only one that got down in the muck on Monday, Sterling was right there with him:

Aljamain Sterling @funkmasterMMA

It was at this very moment Mighty Mouse made @HenryCejudo say, “OK I GIVE UP! LET ME TURTLE!” I always liked soft shelled tacos! 🌮 You better hide that burrito belly bc I’m starving! #FoldedAndQUIT!!o

The worst thing about all this is the UFC just sits on its hands and does nothing to stop it. It’s as if the UFC Code of Conduct is rolled up and lost somewhere in a vault in the bowels of UFC HQ. Or maybe the UFC just doesn’t care. That’s probably the most likely answer. Until the UFC puts an end to this stupidity, it will continue and with that it will silently condone the behavior. 

The UFC might have a limit of what it will accept, but if it does, we sure as hell haven’t seen it and when one fighter finally hits that line it’s going to be interesting to see what the UFC does and how it justifies whatever repercussions it decides to dole out.