HENRY CEJUDO

Biography

Henry Carlos Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American freestyle wrestler and former professional mixed martial artist . He last competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Flyweight Champion and Bantamweight Champion . Cejudo is the fourth UFC fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes simultaneously, and the second to defend titles in two different weight divisions. He is considered to be among the greatest combat athletes of all time due to his accomplishments in MMA and freestyle wrestling . He currently competes in the Lightweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF), where he debuted at RAF 06 . During his wrestling career, Cejudo competed at 55 kilograms and became the youngest American Olympic gold medalist in wrestling history at the time, winning the 2008 Summer Olympics at age 21. As a senior level freestyle wrestler, he was also a 2007 Pan American Games gold medalist , as well as a multiple-time Pan American Championships gold medalist and US national champion.