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Volkanovski says UFC never offered fight with Cejudo, claims former champ is ‘begging’ for it

UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski has laughed off a fight against Henry Cejudo, saying that “Triple C” is the one begging Dana White for the fight to happen.

Since retiring from MMA after the defense of his bantamweight title in May, Cejudo (16-2) has said he would return to the sport for a shot against Volkanovski. White said he isn’t even thinking about the fight given Cejudo’s retirement, focusing instead on matching Volkanovski up with the fighters that are actually active.

“It’s funny, I have a laugh about it, but I don’t know how people are taking it, if they really think that I’m not signing some contract that supposedly I’m meant to sign,” Volkanovski told MMA Junkie.