Henry Cejudo

About Henry Cejudo

He is well renowned for becoming the first Mexican-American to earn a gold medal in mixed martial arts, which he achieved in 2008. He began fighting in MMA after retiring from wrestling in 2012, and made his UFC debut in December of 2014.

Henry Carlos Cejudo is a retired professional mixed martial artist and American freelance wrestler. He is a former flyweight and bantamweight champion of Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the fourth UFC fighter to hold the title at the same time in two different weight classes and is the second fighter to defend the title in two different weight classes. He is the only one to have won an Olympic gold medal and a UFC championship. He is considered one of the greatest combat athletes of all time, thanks to his accomplishments in MMA and freestyle wrestling. During his wrestling career, Cejudo, who competed at 55 kg, notably became the youngest American Olympic gold medalist in wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 21 and also the champion of the 2007 Pan American Games, as well as the Pan on several occasions. . Continent of the United States and National Champions of the United States. On May 9, 2020, Cejudo successfully defended his UFC bantamweight title with TKO against Dominick Cruz in the second round.

Years active	2013–2020 (MMA), 2005–2008, 2011–2012 (freestyle wrestling)
Notable school(s)	Coronado High School, Maryvale High School
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Born	February 9, 1987, Los Angeles, California, United States
Fighting out of	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Team	Fight Ready
Division	Flyweight (2014-2019), Bantamweight (2013-2014, 2019-2020), 55 kg (freestyle wrestling)
Wrestling	Olympic Freestyle Wrestling
Nationality	American
Rank	Yellow belt in Shotokan Karate Black belt in Aikido
Trainer	Eric Albarracin
Reach	64 in
Other names	The Messenger
University	Grand Canyon University

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Trivia

Henry Cejudo skipped the chance to wrestle in college and immediately started training for they Olympics out of high school, which helped him become a gold medalist when he was only 21.

Henry Cejudo before fame

He and his older brother, Angel, were also successful wrestlers in high school, going a combined 273-3 and earning a total of eight state championships.

Achievement of Henry Cejudo

He passed up the opportunity to wrestle in college and began preparing for the Olympics right after high school, which helped him win a gold medal at the age of 21.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Henry Cejudo family life

He grew up with five elder brothers and sisters, and his family moved around a lot as their mother fought to support them all.

Associations of Henry Cejudo

He is one of the few gold medalist wrestlers to compete in the UFC, with Mark Schultz.

Henry Cejudo Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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