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Conor McGregor has little sympathy for Henry Cejudo.

Henry Cejudo born February 9, is an American professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. He 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 , earning him the nickname "Triple C. 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 Summer Olympics at age As a senior level freestyle wrestler, he was also a Pan American Games gold medalist , as well as a multiple-time Pan American Championships gold medalist and US national champion.

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Las Vegas Sun. In classic social media troll mode, McGregor praised Sterling while also taking several shots at Cejudo in a since-deleted tweet.

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Henry Cejudo is returning to the Octagon after a three-year retirement to fight bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling in an attempt to reclaim the belt he never lost in the Octagon. The lack of a packed house did not take away from the entertaining performance that was put on by the champion Henry Cejudo and bantamweight great Dominick Cruz. Cejudo came out with violent leg kicks, using these to gradually slow down the veteran, and the gold medal-winning Olympian showed no mercy, just chopping away whenever he got the chance. In the second round, Cejudo almost landed a head kick, but Cruz connected with a nice right up the middle. Cruz finally found his hands and threw a couple combinations to get his momentum going. But in the midst of battle, Cejudo fired a knee and Cruz fell to the mat.

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Henry Cejudo is many things to a great many people, but ultimately, he is a meticulous craftsman. As an athlete, he is decorated with a pair of UFC belts and an Olympic gold medal. Peers and competitors alike tout his Fight IQ, his ability to make mid-fight adjustments and find a path to victory. Time waits for no one, though, and as much is true tenfold when it comes to mixed martial arts. Life at home is different for Cejudo, as well. The year-old got married in , and later the same year, he and his wife, Karolina, had their first child. The day before UFC.

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Toggle limited content width. Check your inbox for a welcome email. Retrieved August 12, On March 22, , Cejudo captured a bronze medal at the World Cup. BJJ Fanatics. Email required. Radoslav Velikov. MMA Fighting. Retrieved August 6, USA Wrestling. In other projects. Preceded by T. Retrieved January 12, Deseret News. Cejudo made his senior level debut on October 23, , at the Sunkist Open, at the age of

Since signing with the UFC nearly a decade ago, former two-division champion Henry Cejudo has wanted one thing: to go down as the greatest combat sports athlete of all time.

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