Henry Cejudo believes he has ‘two years left’ before ending an illustrious combat sports career built on business, not love.Cejudo — the only male to ever win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC title — has been in the fight game for well over 20 years.Cejudo debuts for Misfits Boxing this weekend, having retired from MMA last December with a 16-6 professional recordGettyThe 39-year-old retired from MMA last year following a three-round war against bantamweight prospect Payton Talbott at UFC 323 and has since revisited his wrestling roots under the Real American Freestyle banner.This weekend, however, he is returning to action in a new sport as he puts on the big gloves for his Misfits Boxing debut.The former two-division UFC champion — one of four athletes to hold belts in two weight classes simultaneously — travels from Mexico City to Miami on Saturday to box Euphoria actor Javon Walton.It’s a far cry in calibre of opponent compared to Cejudo’s great UFC victories over the likes of Demetrious Johnson and TJ Dillashaw, but an opportunity ‘Triple C’ is relishing.View Tweet: https://t.co/BDwUXmhiOaAfter all, Cejudo views his stellar journey to combat sports’ summit as one continuous business venture — and he’ll doubtless land a hefty paycheck for Saturday’s bout.Cejudo: UFC career was strictly business“This is going to sound crazy for me to tell you this, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever really enjoyed any of it,” Cejudo told talkSPORT.com ahead of his boxing debut when asked to reflect on his career.“It’s just something that was a business one. I’m good at it, I want to be the best at it, and what I really enjoyed is after the fights — the thrill of the victory.“That’s the s*** that I enjoyed. Because I’ve been doing this for so long, as an 11-year-old kid at the highest f***ing levels, it took me nine or 10 years to become a champion.“That s*** is hard. Dude, do you think people were nice to me?”Cejudo’s athletic legacy is undeniable.Cejudo represented the United States at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and won gold in freestyle wrestlingAFPHe is just one of four athletes in UFC history to hold two titles in different weight classes simultaneouslyGettyCejudo’s Olympic and UFC successHe won his Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Beijing Games aged 21.A decade later, he claimed the UFC flyweight title with a split decision over Johnson and later defended the belt against TJ Dillashaw.Fed up with making the 125lbs limit, Cejudo moved up a division and claimed the bantamweight belt against Marlon Moraes in June 2019 before a successful defence against Dominick Cruz.Cejudo originally retired after defeating Cruz in 2020 but returned three years later with a split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling in a bantamweight title bout at UFC 288.‘Triple C’ fought three more times in the UFC, losing to top contenders Merab Dvalishvili, Song Yadong and Talbott.“I guess you could reminisce,” Cejudo continued.Cejudo puts his longevity in the sport down to his love for businessGettyHe became a first-time UFC champion by defeating flyweight great Johnson in 2018 before later claiming bantamweight goldGetty“But I’ve been fortunate enough to — I guess you could say — beat the best of my generation.“TJ, DJ, Dominick Cruz. We’re all kind of similar in age, and I was able to defeat all of them — the best of my era, at least.“So it’s been crazy. I don’t really think about [looking back on my achievements] much, but it’s cool when it’s brought up like, ‘Oh yeah, he beat that dude.’”‘I’m not fighting for the love,’ says CejudoSo what’s motivating Cejudo ahead of his Misfits bout?“The reality is, bro, I’m 39, but I’m still young. Like I’m not 50 yet. I’m not Mike Tyson. I still have it,” Cejudo said.“Like it’s still there. You watch me spar, watch me go through a lot of these partners and it’s there.talkSPORT's UFC pound-for-pound rankingstalkSPORT.com has collectively voted on the best fighters to form a regularly updated UFC pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings system for the rest of 2026 and beyond.Our P4P list will be updated regularly based on performances in the Octagon — with wins, records, title wins and defences, calibre of opponents, methods of victory and much more all determining who makes it.UFC champions Islam Makhachev, Joshua Van and Sean Strickland feature – but big stars such as Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall miss out.“But yeah, of course, I’m a prize fighter. I ain’t fighting for the love — put a f***ing put a number behind it.“They give you whatever the f*** you want. And I’ve always been in that position.“The UFC, you know who you want, give me who you want to make sure that number makes sense.“I don’t care. I’ve reached everything, from the Olympic Games to the UFC.“Trust me, I love to compete and I hate to lose. So this is personal.”Cejudo said it was never his plan to be as active as he’s been since leaving the UFC, and he puts it down to purely his love for business.He named a trilogy with Johnson under the Misfits banner as his dream opponent for one last dance, having lost to ‘Mighty Mouse’ when the pair first met in 2016.Cejudo sees two more years before retiring“I think I got two years in the game,” Cejudo concluded.“Yeah, I think [that’s a hard out]. I think so… but you never know, I’ve said a lot of things in the past.“I have to play it year by year. With Real American Freestyle, there’s a lot of great matches coming, with a potential trilogy against Merab, Umar Nurmagomedov.“Because I’m out of the UFC, I can compete with these guys — Song Yadong.“I just think about the endless competition that I could have and how fun that could be.“So I do want to continue for this next year, play it year by year, continuing to compete in Real American freestyle, signed a multi-fight deal with Misfits, do the whole nine and give the fans these last hurrahs before I officially say goodbye to everything.”