Former two-division champion claims he'd win a Royal Rumble match between UFC fighters

A former two-division champion claimed that he would win a Royal Rumble match between the UFC fighters. The annual match takes place during WWE's Royal Rumble event, which signifies the official kickoff to their biggest event of the year, WrestleMania.

Henry Cejudo responded to a tweet by the UFC on BT Sport's Twitter account that posted a graphic and proposed the hypothetical question to their followers. He mentioned that he would have a similar pertormance as Rey Mysterio when he won the Royal Rumble in 2006, and was confident that he would have no trouble eliminating Daniel Cormier.

He wrote:

"I'm going to start to finish like @reymysterio in '06, and throwing @dc_mma's ass over the top rope in the finals!"

'Triple C' added another jibe directed towards commentator and JRE host Joe Rogan. This was in reference to Rogan's comments on where the former two-division UFC champion stacks up in terms of the greatest combat athlete debate, writing:

"And then maybe @joerogan will finally recognize me as greatest combat athlete of all time! #RoyalRumble"

The Royal Rumble has become a fun event for fans due to its unpredictability and surprise entrants each year. Some notable surprise entrants who have taken part in the match include Bad Bunny, Johnny Knoxville, and Drew Carey. Based on the fighters featured in the graphic, Brock Lesnar would have an edge as he has won the match twice in his WWE career.

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Henry Cejudo's return fight targeted for UFC 287

Henry Cejudo is on a quest to regain the bantamweight championship as his return fight against Aljamain Sterling is reportedly being targeted for UFC 287 on April 8.

MMA Fighting's Damon Martin and Mike Heck reported that the fight was being targeted for April, which would see 'Triple C' attempt to become a two-time bantamweight champion. He relinquished the title in 2020 after defeating Dominick Cruz and announcing his retirement from MMA.

Sterling has since become the fighter to beat at 135lbs and will look to add another former bantamweight champion to his resume. It looks like he will be cleared to compete after he revealed that he was dealing with a torn bicep.