Henry Cejudo lost in dramatic fashion when he wrestled Merab Dvalishvili for the first time, but he more than made up for it with his performance at RAF 12 on Saturday.
After scoring a quick takedown to open the match, Cejudo wasted no time seizing on the opening with Dvalishvili’s shoulders on the mat. Cejudo quickly pinned Dvalishvili, and the referee ended the match at just 36 seconds into the opening period.
By all accounts, Cejudo should have earned a dominant victory in the first match after he went up 8-0 in the opening period but the former two-division UFC champion just ran out of gas and Dvalishvili completely took over to storm back
