Henry Cejudo wiki, bio, age, wife, net worth, shirt, hair, wrestling
Not only this, the American former freestyle wrestler won an Olympic gold medal in the 55 kg division. Even after all these achievements, Cejudo is determined to with another title "triple champ" in a super fight by challenging bantamweight titleholder T.J Dillashaw.
He is also known by the nickname "The Messenger"Ȳ
Fast Facts:
- Full Name: Henry Carlos Cejudo
- Nickname: The Messenger
- Birth Date: February 9, 1987( age: 31 years old)
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cejudo
Henry Cejudo: Personal Life, marriage, education
Cejudo is the youngest brother among his seven other siblings. His brother Angel Cejudo is also an international wrestler. He got his wrestling training from Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club in Scottsdale in the United States.
He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Not much information could be obtained about his personal life due to the dominance of his professional career. As of now, he is not married.
Fast Facts:
- Nationality: American
- Religion: N/A
- Hometown: Los Angeles, California
- Current residence: Phoenix, Arizona
- Height: 5 feet 4 inches
- Weight: 56 kg
- Birth Sign: Aquarius
- Training: Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club in Scottsdale, United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado, United States.
- Married: No
Henry Cejudo: Professional Life, Career, Wrestling
Cejudo's wrestling career started in 2006 when he won National freestyle tournament organized by American Wrestling Federation. After that, he spent most of his time training himself at United States Olympic Training Center.
He continuously gave amazing performances in Pan American Games and Championships. After a long period of training and practices, he successfully won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics held in Beijing in 2008.
He was titled youngest winner of Olympics during that time. After gaining this title, In 2012, Cejudo decided to retire from freestyle wrestling and started his career as a mixed martial artist.
Cejudo joined Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2014.
In his debut match, he faced Dustin Kimura and won the fight. Similarly, he defeated many other fighters like Chris Cariaso, Chico Camus, and Jussier Formiga.
In 2016, he faced the UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson but lost the battle. After two years, Cejudo again faced Johnson at the UFC Flyweight Championship. This time he defeated Johnson which earned him the "Fight of the Night" award and flyweight title.
Fast Facts:
- Profession: Mixed Martial Artist
- Achievements: Won UFC Flyweight Championship, Gold medalist at Summer Olympics
Henry Cejudo: Net worth, salary, earnings
Cejudo's fame and achievements have led him to earn a huge amount of net worth. As per sources in 2015, his net worth was $217,000. We do not have much information about his current salary.
Fast Facts:
- Net Worth: $217,000
- Salary: N/A
Henry Cejudo: Social Media, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
Cejudo loves sharing his achievements in the social media platform. He stays connected to his followers through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
He is quite popular in social media. Currently, 28,408 people follow him on Facebook, more than 115,000 people follow him on Instagram and 26,800 people follow him on Twitter.