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October 4, 2025 β€’ 8 mins

Olympic gold medalist and former UFC champ Henry Cejudo opens up about his journey from wrestling mats to the MMA cage.

He shares his first memories of discovering MMA, the struggles of transitioning from wrestling, and how he started his career with four straight knockout wins. Henry also recalls the most nervous he’s ever been before a fight and even tells a wild street fight story from Halloween night.

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00:00 Intro

00:12 First exposure to MMA

02:02 When Henry Cejudo knew he wanted to fight

02:28 Challenges going from wrestling to MMA

04:04 Winning first 4 pro fights by KO

05:00 Most nervous he's been for a fight

05:46 Henry Cejudo street fight story


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