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Cejudo rolled his ankle in the first minute of the fight and fought the whole fight with it. He made no excuses. The guy did what most thought was impossible (and won) fair and square. DJ had rounds 1 and 3. HC 2 and 4 making up for standing strikes on the ground. Rd 5 HC landed more and was the aggressor.
I say we've seen the best of him because at his age what else is he going to improve on? He's about as well rounded as they come. He's been claiming injuries before this fight. The broken foot he said he got in the fight was debunked in an MRI. No idea about the knee injury but he self diagnosed that in the cage.
He said his foot was hurt and it "may" be broken. IIRC he didn't outright claim to have a broken foot, just that it was hurt. How can Cejudo make an excuse about winning? Esp. when you win a razor thin decision against the most dominant Champ when you damn sure know you didn't do enough to get the win. He even said his foot felt fine afterwards when asked. He said it was the low kick from MM that made it hard for him to find his footing for a second, as the kick evidently made his leg go numb for a second.