LAS VEGAS -- Henry Cejudo , one of the most decorated athletes in combat sports history, retired from MMA for the second time Saturday. This time, it's likely to be permanent.

Cejudo (16-6) announced his retirement after a unanimous decision loss to Payton Talbott (11-1) at UFC 323 at T-Mobile Arena. All three judges scored it 30-27 for Talbott.

Cejudo, 38, said before the bout that this would be his last fight, and he made good on that promise. Cejudo, a former two-weight champion, retired from MMA as the bantamweight champion in 2020, but returned three years later. He went 0-4 in four appearances since his return.

"Payton is the future, man," Cejudo said. "I was saying to him after the fight, come over and let's keep training. I want to keep mentoring him. But f---, this is the e

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