Henry Cejudo set to face unranked bantamweight as he looks to snap 3-fight losing skid

Henry Cejudo set to face Payton Talbott at UFC 323

Set to feature on the undercard of UFC 323 in the final pay-per-view event of the year, Olympic gold medalist Cejudo will welcome the charge of the up-and-coming Payton Talbott.

Rebounding from his first career loss in an upset defeat to perennial contender Raoni Barcelos at UFC 311 at the beginning of the year, Talbott was forced the distance in a decision win over the game Felipe Lima this summer.

However, although Talbott is currently unranked, Cejudo will put his status as the number 10-rated bantamweight on the line in a surprise return in December.

As well as the above-mentioned return of Dvalishvili in a title rematch with Petr Yan, the flyweight crown is also up for grabs at the year-end UFC 323 card.

Brazilian megastar Alexandre Pantoja will return in a co-main event setting against the surging Joshua Van, fresh from his Fight of the Year contender against Brandon Royval.

Henry Cejudo’s near-second career retirement

Initially hanging up his gloves after his resounding win over former champion Dominick Cruz five years ago, Cejudo returned to fight the previously mentioned Sterling.

However, off the back of his gruesome eye-poke against Yadong earlier this year, the Arizona native revealed he had briefly considered calling time on his career again due to the nature of the injury.