Henry Cejudo has been retired from the UFC for about two years after stepping away in 2020. He wasn't happy with the pay in the promotion and he brought up Jorge Masvidal as an example.

Jorge Masvidal is reportedly the ‘third-highest paid' fighter in the promotion. That's something that didn't sit well with Henry Cejudo as he talked about returning to the UFC.

“Money talks, bullshit walks, and I’m not walking,” former UFC champion Cejudo said in an interview with The Underground. “I’m not signing up to USADA until I really get what I deserve. They are gonna give Israel Adesanya, who doesn’t know how to do a damn moonwalk, can’t win a second belt, can’t defend a takedown to save his life. Or Jorge Masvidal they are gonna give money. He’s got 17 losses in his career, dude, and they can’t give the ‘Triple C’ some of that cash?”

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Henry Cejudo believes he has a great legacy in the UFC and that deserves better pay. He has a lot going on right now outside of the cage and he'd be willing to put it to the side for the right price.

“The money is not worth the legacy, but my legacy is unblemished,” the former UFC fighter said. “Yeah, Khabib just got inducted to the Hall of Fame, but not even his credentials match up to mine. I got another belt on top of that, and on top of that I have an Olympic gold medal. I prefer that over 29-0 any day, and I love Khabib.

“The reason why I’m saying that is because it’s different, you know what I mean? I guess I’m not that company guy. I’m that freakin’ black sheep that’s just trying to make money. I’m not saying to start a union here. What I’m saying is pay me. I want that green, I deserve that damn green. Every man for himself, and that’s the way I see it.”