One UFC Champion has his eyes on former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella. UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo is riding high off a recent knockout victory over a fellow UFC champ. “The Messenger” defeated bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw via knockout in under a minute of the first round. It was Cejudo’s first title defense since unseating longtime flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson this past summer. The former Olympic gold medalist discussed his win on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” this week.
During the interview, Cejudo detailed a past meeting with Nikki Bella and her sister, Brie. They were both sitting in first class on the same airplane. Cejudo asked for a shoutout for his younger niece (via News.com.au):
“Nikki Bella’s been like my biggest crush,” Cejudo said. “I was sitting next to her and I’m thinking ‘how am I going to approach this?’
“My little niece is nine years old and she loves the Bella twins. She was Nikki Bella for Halloween. So I approached them and said this is my niece, would you give her a shoutout, it would mean the world to me. So I used my niece to talk to her. (Now) they’re following me (on social media).”
The Bella Twins are on #teamcejudo what team are you in? #ufc #wwe @ufc @WWE @BellaTwins pic.twitter.com/9vd0Z1FcPh
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) January 13, 2019
Thank you to the great Nikki Bella for sending this, especially so quickly. Incredibly cool of her.
ICYMI: here’s Henry shooting his shot yesterday with Nikki. Legend.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 22, 2019
Nikki caught wind of Cejudo’s comments and offered a response. She congratulated him on his recent victory, saying she hopes she was a good luck charm for him. Bella also offered to send him a bottle of her wine as congratulations and said she’d like to train with Cejudo in Arizona. The former Divas Champion also threw in possibly getting a drink together as well. Here’s her response:
Oh my word.@HenryCejudo: I hope you’re sitting down.
Nikki Bella of The @BellaTwins saw your interview on my show yesterday and sent you this! First you save the flyweights and now this?! What a time to be Henry Cejudo.
The #HelwaniShow, where dreams come true. ?? pic.twitter.com/2KHTTP8cXX
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 22, 2019
What do you think about Bella’s response to Cejudo?
