Henry Cejudo and Demetrious Johnson training together is like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, claims coach

As Henry Cejudo prepares to potentially face Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title, he has been training with Demetrious Johnson, putting their rivalry behind them.

The former double champ's coach, Eric Albarracin, shared his thoughts on watching the two legendary mixed martial artists train together.

Speaking on Cejudo's YouTube channel, Albarracin stated:

"This is like watching Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan train. You know, Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali. Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed. This is everything that nobody's supposed to see... It is surreal that these two are actually training together, exchanging knowledge, feeding off of each other... I'm at a loss for words for what this is because you almost rarely ever see it."

Albarracin added:

"[Johnson] is really another level of fight IQ. It's pretty amazing because Henry has always had that X factor. Henry has the X factor to win even if the other guy's better than him, but now that he's training with Demetrious Johnson whose fight IQ is through the roof, I could see Henry just absorbing it and both of them getting better."

Johnson and Cejudo share history. They've fought each other twice for the UFC flyweight title. While Johnson won the first fight via a first-round TKO at UFC 197, Cejudo got his revenge at UFC 227. He became the first flyweight to defeat 'Mighty Mouse' and won the flyweight title via split decision.

Watch Eric Albarracin discuss Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo below (starting at the 0:30 mark):

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Ali Abdelaziz claims Henry Cejudo versus Aljamain Sterling is "done"

Henry Cejudo is ready to return to the octagon after a two-and-a-half year hiatus. The former double champ has been targeting a bantamweight title fight against Aljamain Sterling. Cejudo's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, recently claimed that the fight was a done deal.

Speaking to John Morgan of MMA Underground, Abdelaziz stated:

"I can't wait for my boy 'Triple C' to come back. I like 'Aljo' [Sterling], I consider 'Aljo' a friend. 'Aljo' is fighting Henry Cejudo, it's done. It's done. It's just that the UFC said it's done, he knows it's done. I understand he [Aljo] wants a different fight, but the man [Cejudo] never lost his belt. He's a two-time champion, defended both belts, and he left on his own."

Watch Ali Abdelaziz full comments on the potential bantamweight title fight below:

While the fight has not been officially announced, everything seems to be pointing in that direction. No.1-ranked bantamweight Sean O'Malley recently shared that he is willing to wait and fight the winner of a potential matchup between Cejudo and Sterling.

Watch Sean O'Malley's comments on the bantamweight title picture below: