Henry Cejudo Predicts MMA Will Be World’s Most Standard Sport In 10, 15 Years

Blended martial arts was BANNED in lots of locations around the globe not way back … however the sport has grown at an electrical tempo, and Henry Cejudo predicts it will quickly be the largest sport on the planet!

Triple C joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports activities TV present (airs weekdays on FS1) … the place the previous champ-champ was requested in regards to the UFC’s historic (and large) $7.7 BILLION media rights take care of Paramount, and whether or not he might’ve ever imagined the game reaching these heights.

“No, I did not [imagine MMA could get this big],” the 38-year-old future Corridor of Famer stated.

“However at this level, I feel the UFC, the game of combined martial arts, will develop into the largest sport on the planet within the subsequent 10 years, perhaps even 15 years.”

Larger than the footballs?!

“Sure.”

Will it occur? Keep tuned … although it is plain the game has grown at a breakneck tempo.

In fact, the promotion was based in 1993 … and it was thought-about a pariah.

In 2001, Dana White, together with Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, purchased the struggling group for $2 million. A decade and a half later, in mid-2016, they offered the UFC to WME for over $4 billion!

Lower than 10 years later, the almost $8 billion media deal was struck … plainly stated, the UFC has been a rocket ship.

One of many important causes — extremely anticipated occasions like UFC 319, that includes a possible Struggle of the 12 months contender, middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis vs. undefeated challenger Khamzat Chimaev!