Overview
- On his Pound 4 Pound podcast, Cejudo said he places himself ahead of Khabib Nurmagomedov and described a heated conversation where he told Khabib this directly.
- Cejudo argued that greatness hinges on winning belts in multiple weight classes, noting his own two-division UFC titles and pointing out that Nurmagomedov never moved up.
- He contended Nurmagomedov could have accomplished more by changing divisions and even suggested Khabib had the style to win a title at 185 pounds.
- Cejudo credited Alex Pereira’s two-weight success and stronger list of champions beaten at times, yet he vacillated on whether Pereira’s résumé surpasses Khabib’s.
- Context: Nurmagomedov retired 29-0 after three UFC lightweight title defenses in 2020, while Cejudo is a 2008 Olympic gold medalist and former two-division UFC champion who is 0-3 since 2023 and plans to retire after facing Payton Talbot at UFC 323.