{"id":40026,"date":"2026-08-20T04:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Former-2division-UFC-champ-Henry-Cejudo-set-for-pro-boxing-debut-202442"},"modified":"2026-08-20T04:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:25:43","slug":"former-2-division-ufc-champ-henry-cejudo-set-for-pro-boxing-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/former-2-division-ufc-champ-henry-cejudo-set-for-pro-boxing-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Former 2-division UFC champ Henry Cejudo set for pro boxing debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Henry
\nCejudo<\/a> is set to compete in his third combat sport after
\naccruing several accolades in wrestling and mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

The former two-division
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> champion is set to make his
\nprofessional boxing debut against streamer Nurideen \u201cDeen the
\nGreat\u201d Shabazz on Sept. 26 in Miami, Misfits Boxing recently
\nannounced. The event will stream live on DAZN Boxing.<\/p>\n

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Henry Cejudo will face Deen the Great five weeks after his
\nscheduled wrestling rematch with Merab Dvalishvili<\/h2>\n

Cejudo’s professional boxing debut comes just weeks after his
\nlatest scheduled wrestling appearance under the Real American
\nFreestyle banner.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old is scheduled to face Merab
\nDvalishvili<\/a> in a wrestling rematch at RAF 12 on Aug. 22 in
\nCleveland. If he comes out uninjured, \u201cTriple C\u201d will have only
\nfive weeks to lock in for his professional boxing debut.<\/p>\n

The Olympic gold medalist retired from MMA for a second time after
\nlosing to Payton
\nTalbott<\/a> in December 2025. He subsequently returned to
\nwrestling, defeating Urijah Faber<\/a>
\nat RAF 6 in February before losing to Dvalishvili at RAF Georgia in
\nJuly.<\/p>\n

Shabazz, meanwhile, is a familiar face to the Misfits audience. The
\n25-year-old made his promotional debut in 2022 and has primarily
\ncompeted in exhibition bouts since then. He most recently fought at
\nMisfits Mania in December, losing a unanimous decision to Amado
\nVargas.<\/p>\n

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\n

Viral sensation @DeenTheGreat<\/a>
\nmakes his long-awaited return to Misfits Boxing as he faces Olympic
\ngold medalist and former two-division UFC champion @HenryCejudo<\/a> in
\na blockbuster showdown \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

Sep 26 | Miami | Live only on @DAZNBoxing<\/a>
\npic.twitter.com\/xiA0vgai98<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Misfits Boxing (@MisfitsBoxing)
\nAugust 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Henry Cejudo is set to compete in his third combat sport after accruing several accolades in wrestling and mixed martial arts. The former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship champion is set to make his professional boxing debut against streamer Nurideen \u201cDeen the Great\u201d Shabazz on Sept. 26 in Miami, Misfits Boxing recently announced. The event will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}