Honestly, seeing the real Henry in this interview after a close loss, much respect to him. Taking a loss like a man, paying respect where respect is due, and still making jokes. Don’t retire, people want to see you fight!

He performed very admirably for walking straight into a title shot against the champion of the deepest division in mma after a 3 year layoff. He's also 36 years, old in a weight class that isn't kind to age, while also being at a comical size disadvantage. Literally everything stacked against him and was able to make it that close! Simply one of the greatest combat athletes ever.

Probably the realest talk Henry has ever given

Henry came in at 36, when most light weight fighters peak in there late 20s, and showed he’s by far one of the most elite bantamweights in the world. Definitely an all time great fighter in mma history!

Henry really came back like he had never left. Mad how elite he is in a stacked bantamweight division at 36 years old. Henry really is something special man 🐐

I will say I'm not really a CCC fan, but I loved seeing Henry as himself and not the cheesy joker he typically portrays. Both have a place, and people love to hate it. It's just a persona. But seeing the humility after the loss is 👏🏻 then hearing him talk honestly about his priorities, saying his time with his children is precious and how he needs to discuss this with his wife? Major respect 🫡

His return and how he presents himself has made me a huge fan. I loved him as a freestyle wrestler, but I was always luke warm on him in mma. I feel like his genuine character has shone through in the lead up to this fight and after. Amazing fight.

I'm surprised he didn't brawl more, he's definitely a better brawler than Ljo, playing the distance game with Aljo doesn't work so well.

The pressure he puts on himself is insane... He looked great in this fight. Aljo looked outstanding.. Looked like the champ he is. 🤜🤛

I am extremely proud of Henry for who he is. Sad he couldn't figure it out, but he gave an extraordinary effort.

even if Henry finished Ljo I still think he could never beat Volk people forget Alex used to be 8 feet tall

This is by far the best interview I've seen Henry do...not just because he lost...but because he was honest and humbled. He also gave Aljo respect!! Henry knows he lost this fight.

Love a humble Henry, hope he doesn't retire again!

Tripe C is a national treasure. And we are grossly underrating his importance and greatness in combat sports. "If I ain't first, I'm last." Take away the cringe, and Cejudo is the ATHLETE all fans should and need to appreciate.

He looked a tad slower than I remember, but still did well for 3 years off and being 36

He fought well for being away for 3 years. I definitely think Aljo won, but Henry showed he can still hang with the new era.

when henry did the split hilarious, quite flexible for a little guy😂

Yeah he's had the toughest roster to fight. The way he saluted aljo and gave props. This is the triple c I know.

He is such a sweet and lovely person ... cant understand how someone dislikes or even hates him... He is what we all aim to be. Working hard, dreaming big, doing all he can to achieve it all

It times of victory be grateful and in times of defeat be graceful. Henry is a class act for this press conference.

You are definitely the reason everybody was excited as they were, if that was merab fighting aljo, nobody would have been pumped like we were, so thank you Henry!

A lesser fighter and man would have jumped on the campaign, saying "I thought I won the fight". Henry saying what he does here shows you the kind of insane winners mentality this man has. I really hope he keeps fighting. He's so fucking good

This dude is the prime example of an mma fighter he will bounce back if he chooses to not many can hold three titles like he has

Its shows how much of an absolute savage henry is that hes able to perform like that after 3 years off.

You know this dude can actually be really really likeable when he acts like this and is real and not trying to force things which make him cringy. This is the Cejudo that would have had alot more fans by being this person. He is a hell of a fighter we all knew that but there are 2 sides to the fight game to gain fans. The performer and the person.

Some rounds were close, but the 5th was clearly Cejudo's round. Don't know how one judge gave it to Sterling.

Happy to see henry beung real with his emotions and keeping his cringe aside

Mindset separates those who are Great, from the Best in the world. You're seeing this in Henry here and there's alot we can learn from it to be better. Props to him for an awesome performance 🔥

An active Cejudo wins that fight 9/10 times. The fact he came off a 3 year layoff and pushed the champ to the limit, kudos to Triple C

Became a huge fan of henry just from this. Sucha respectful nice guy. Even apologized to the reporter he made a joke about. Keep ya head up champ

I like Henry as a person & a fighter. I think he underestimated Aljo & being away definitely didn't help him. He looked a bit puzzled in the cage & honestly he doesn't usually look that way. I believe he's capable of more than he did tonight but he might not have that instinct like b4 he retired. Still looked good but Aljo was the more confident fighter in this match. Congrats Aljo. Respect to Cejudo.

5:39 Man you can hear how crushed Henry is when he talks about Volk. He realizes that having a close fight with Aljo means that beating Volk was nothing more than a pipedream.

dude i want to see him fight again. i hope he doesnt retire. hes a beast

I love how honest he is

Such a wholesome guy

I like Henry. he is an incredible competitor and no doubt still one of the best.

I was rooting for Henry this fight but I feel the result was 3-2 Aljo. It was a great fight that gave me more respect for both fighters.

Henry is so professional and lets the negativity roll off his back... I hope they run it back..

ive said it b4 and i will say it again its incredible how MMA has become the best sport in the world and the UFC the best organisation,the way they promote fighters and we get to know them and their stories is second to none,the way they structure fight week thru the weigh ins and then the fights themselves,the post fight with joe then the sit down with media and last the sit down with Dana who breaks the night down and teases future fights and venues to ramp us back up again.Its all structured unlike any other sport,we expect it all and need it all b4 a particular fight or story is wrapped up then we move on to the next and it all starts again its genius

His comeback is the most promising

So Respect For Triple C u gave everything After 3 years layoff still congrats to Aljo

still one of the greats, i hope he comes back!

Sterling Rnd5: "lets go, rnd5 lets go" Also Sterling; proceeds to run around the ring for the whole round.

I still admire you a lot Triple C... close championship fight, after 3 years out... you are great Henry!!!

He didn’t get the outcome he wanted, but he shut me the fuck up after watching this interview. He’s a champ alone from his attitude and his character. I hope to see you in the octagon again Triple C🏆🥇🥇🥇

I’ve become a Henry fan! I too think he won and speaks very wise and confident words!💪❤

Dude. Henry earned a lot more respect from me as a fan last night. He IS one of the all time best n greats

I like this version of Triple C, humble and honest.

I never got to appreciate Henry's run but now watching him knowing what I know about him He's fuckin incredible

The GOAT right here! The way Henry handles this loss shows a lot! You are legend, triple C!

So much respect for Henry and how real he is in this interview. To run the champ to a split decision after 3 years out is quite incredible. He should rest, lick his wounds, and come back at it again. Merab is a great shout.

This guy is still looking crisp from so much time away from the ring... Damn close fight, his defence was on point... Although Sterling is still a beast...

Man gotta respect this man. One of the greats to ever do it. And that one judge gave the 5th to aljo??😂😂😂😂😂

Henry is a awesome fighter

Gotta love henry, cringy on times in the past but so hardworking and determined and all heart here , one of the best ever no doubt

Henry looking past AlJo was his biggest mistake.

Respect to him for him giving respect to Aljo. Truly one of the best of all time.

You gotta respect Henry's humility here man. Ive really really grown to like him and i hope to see him continue to fight cause he definitely brings excitement to the division 💯 Percent. Looking forward to seeing O'Malley and Sterling niw though

For him to come back after 3 years at that age and come that close to the belt is outstanding! It would be a waste for him not to continue on because he definitely is still in the top tier in my opinion

We love you too Henry

Henry won. That was really impressive for taking 3.5 years off. He needs to continue his journey back to the title.

It was a good performance no worries señor Cejudo 👏👏👏👏

Respect to the guy for top performance after 3 years away.

Legend . A true Champion 🏆🙏🏽👏🏾

I hope he's doesn't retire. Exciting fighter and a legend.

Let Henry fight Merab for the number 1 contender spot. I see O’Malley beating Aljo. That’ll get Henry back to a title shot by the end of this year.

One day, Henry will realize his greatest achievement is his family. He's already the greatest of all time to them.

WHY DOES HIS STRIKING STANCE REMINDS ME OF PEIRERA'S STANCE

Greatest technical grappling ufc fight we have ever seen. The level of grappling between these 2 were fawken amazing!

I remember when he lost in the Olympic trials in an absolute barn burner and retired. He was a class act then too. Henry is a champion. Represented his country and himself very well over the years. He has nothing else to prove. Whatever his next endeavor is, I wish him the best.

Henry has really grew on me. I hope we get to see more of him in the octagon

💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 what a fight! congratulations Cejudo and Continue on fighting Cejudo this was an Amazing battle of Champions! Wow Henry you are the best!

I was suspect that he would even have the tank for a 5 rounder. And boy was I wrong… even tho he lost we know he’s build different. Great effort and sometimes a setback it’s a set up for get back… this was more impressive than Jon’s return only because he went 5 and his opponent was tougher the Bones. Respect to you sir. And respect to Aljo I hope he beats suga!!

A true champion right there. Much respect winning or loosing

Henry is a phenomenal fighter. I hope he doesn't retire!

Still a CCC fan.

it kinda felt like in the first 2 or 3 rounds he had ring rust and by the time his ring rust went away it was kinda too late I thought Ljamain's gonna beat him handily considering he's bigger too but Henry did well

Bigger active fighter calls him to the center in the fifth just to run. Cejudo won the wrestling. He gave up some cage takedowns and let the best backpack in the game pose no threat with his back was able to make beasting out look easy and most definitely had the slicker nicer takedowns. Vicious bread and butter inside trip and nasty single in the center and runs him off the mat bully style in the fifth put him in a cradle and pinned him 😂😂😂😂

So good to see an intelligent MMA fighter, talk this coherent right after the fight, much respect

As someone who’s been a fan of Cejudo and followed his career since early 00’s before his Olympic win, I noticed there’s two versions of Henry Cejudo. The hungry & fresh Cejudo & the skillful Cejudo who’s taken time away excepting to be the same winning Cejudo from the past. This press conference is unfortunately similar to when he lost the 2012 Olympic trials trying to earn a second chance for another gold medal. Same scenario then compared to now. After winning his 08’ gold medal he took time away from the sport & was hoping in 2012 he would be the same version of himself and relied on his past experience. His fight against Sterling still wasn’t bad for someone who’s been away for 3 years but we all know this wasn’t the best version of Cejudo we saw. If you put Sterling against the Henry who was still fresh in competing and just beat Dillashaw we would’ve seen a different fight against Sterling. Ultimately it was his time away and the ring rust that hurt Cejudo’s chances of winning this one. Only two goats have proven they can be away from the sport and still come back and win & thats GSP & Jones. Nonetheless if this was Henry’s last time in the octagon then at least he walked away with the fans supporting him 100% win or loss. Great job champ you’ll always be on the list of goats for your achievements

i love the sound of that rematch, make it happen ufc, the man was robbed 💥👊💥👊💥

Henry did great, his face seems off though. He's not done. He'll be back even stronger.

Hats off to him for the attempt. He put a lot of pressure on himself with the whole Suga and Volk pillow kicking shit and it turned around to bite him in the ass, but it is what it is, hope he made a good check and enjoys his retirement and new baby otw. P.S. Obviously he can continue if he wanted, but I highly doubt he will knowing he’d have to beat 2-3 top 5-7 BW’s just to get another shot at whoever is the champ by then and I just don’t see him doing that at this point in his life, especially with no ppv incentives, bc there’s no title attached.

Aljo clearly won but massive kudos to Henry for a valiant effort. I appreciate the MMA Statesman thst he is and hope he continues to teach.

Love Henry he’s a real guy

I though I was 3-2 Cejudo, I thought he won 2nd 3rd 5th

not gonna lie i wanna see more of this dude, i hope he doesn’t hang up the gloves. i wanna see him fight whoever wins Aljo v O’Malley, hopefully o’malley wins and henry gets another title shot or if aljo wins it’s a henry/aljo rematch and henry still gets another title shot. Win win for him if he chooses to continue. I know he will make the right adjustments to dominate next time, he does have that dog in him.

Henry didn't have enough gas this fight. He needs to get back in the grove of fighting. He's so good tho, i want him to continue

Damn feel bad for him.. love the way he handled himself in this

He speaks three languages fluently from what I’ve seen. Dude is world class.

Henry really impressed!!!! No need to hang your head low, that was a really impressive comeback

I'm not a big Cejudo guy, but this guy is one bad dude. Three years off and still kicks A **. Hats off

Cejudo feeling what DJ felt after their last title fight together 😂

Keep going bro amazing

Great fight. He looked good for such a long time off. Aljo is better than people make him out to be. It was so close.

Aljo's oversized frame for Bantamweight is what saved him in this fight. He won but unimpressively, yet again. Henry did fantastic. 3 year lay off, 36. Championship fight. Considerably smaller man. I don't think this loss makes him look worse off.

Henry is an all-time great but he was up against it...the layoff, the jump in weight class, the reach difference...that's being said Aljo has become a real force and is building his legacy...Great Job Sterling

He wanted to fight Volk...GOD saved him.

Henry has so much bruises on his face. Aljamain has almost zero bruises on his face.

Incredible he was able to come back after 3 years to his biggest challenge to date and go to a split. No shame.