What the Heck is the UFC Going to do With Another Double Champion?

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 08: Henry Cejudo celebrates his TKO victory over Marlon Moraes of Brazil in their bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 238 event at the United Center on June 8, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)“You can’t hold them both.” UFC President Dana White said, “He’ll have accomplished this, and then he’ll have to figure out which one he wants to give up. You can’t tie up two divisions for that long.” This was in 2016 before Conor McGregor‘s UFC 205 victory at the historic Madison Square Garden crowning him the first simultaneous two-division champion. At UFC 259, Israel Adesanya has an opportunity to become the UFC’s 8th double champion. And what the heck will the UFC do with another double champion? What does the champion want and what does UFC history have to say?

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