Henry Cejudo

Henry “Triple C” Cejudo won Olympic freestyle wrestling gold in Beijing in 2008 at 21, the youngest American ever to do so, then became UFC flyweight champion by beating Demetrious Johnson in 2018.

He added the bantamweight title by stopping Marlon Moraes in 2019, becoming a simultaneous two-division champion, then retired in 2020 before later returning. CagePotato covered his Olympic gold and his switch to MMA.

Henry Cejudo fact file
Full nameHenry Carlos Cejudo
NicknameThe Messenger / Triple C
Date of birth
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
Accolades
  • UFC Flyweight Champion (2018)
  • UFC Bantamweight Champion (2019)
  • Olympic gold medal, freestyle wrestling (Beijing 2008)

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