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Henry Cejudo calls out Tim Elliott over trash-talk from 'The Ultimate Fighter 24'

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The impending champ-vs.-champ matchup between Demetrious Johnson and T.J. Dillashaw has the flyweight title picture at a standstill. Because of that, top contender Henry Cejudo is looking elsewhere for his next opponent.

Cejudo (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) hopes to keep busy while the title picture sorts itself out. He’s looking to create a fight for himself, and “The Messenger” took to social media to stir the pot with a callout of Tim Elliott (15-8-1 MMA, 5-6 UFC).

Both men are former flyweight title challengers and have a bit of a history. Cejudo was the opposing coach while Elliott was a cast member on Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” and the pair had a number of verbal run-ins during filming. Now Cejudo wants to settle things in the octagon (via Twitter):

Cejudo, No. 3 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings, is riding a two-fight winning streak following victories over contenders Sergio Pettis and Wilson Reis. Prior to that, he dropped consecutive fights, one in a title bout with Johnson at UFC 197 in April 2016 and then another in a questionable split-decision loss to Joseph Benavidez at the TUF 24 Finale.

Elliott is also 2-2 in his past four fights, but he’s coming off a second-round submission victory over Mark De La Rosa at UFC 219 in December. That fight took place in the bantamweight division after Elliott had a fight fall through earlier in the month and was rescheduled for a later card.

Although Elliott has spent the majority of his UFC career at 125 pounds, he said after his UFC 219 win that he would consider remaining at bantamweight due to the less strenuous weight cut.

Perhaps Cejudo’s challenge will motivate him to shed the 10 extra pounds.

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