After a speeding car crashed with a neighbors house at around 80-100 mph, ex-UFC two-sport champion Henry Cejudo became a vigilante who stopped the hit-and-run suspect on Phoenix Friday evening. The argument changed when the driver assaulted the homeowner, which then propelled Cejudo to intervene and subdue the driver before the authorities could come.
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The Incident
The mayhem started when an automotive item slammed into a house at an alarming speed, wrecking it. The driver tried to run from the crash, so some say. The driver is said to have struck the homeowner upon arrival, and all changed with that altercation. Hopping in to help, Cejudo saw the scene as well as the loud bang that had attracted his attention.
Henry Cejudo’s intervention
The former UFC two division champion told his view of the events: “Once they got out, I shouted, ‘Hey, you guys are not going everywhere.'” Cejudo mentioned he physically subdued the suspect after he saw the neighbor hit: “I ended up lifting him, dropping him, slapped him around somewhat, and just about handled him.” The former Olympic gold medalist and UFC champ behaved spontaneously when other locals stepped in to support him managing the scene.
The Suspect and Neighbor
The driver, a 22-year-old male, is currently facing assault and driving offenses charges. Luckily, nobody in the house was injured, but Cejudo was clear to point out how close we really could have come to it being calamity: “If someone was in that room, they would have died.” The homeowners sustained small injuries from the event.
Legal Ramifications
Authorities hauled the culprit and are still probing. Among their charges might be DUI, hit-and-run, property damage, and even battery.
Henry Cejudo’s Background and Character
Cejudo is famous for becoming Olympic wrestling gold medalist, UFC bantamweight champion, and UFC flyweight champion. Cejudo’s fast response shows he is a disciplined sportsman as well as a caring person; society members thanked him for his intervention.
Community Reaction
One neighbor said they were lucky to have somebody like Cejudo present during a rather perilous episode. After a worrying hit-and-run, Henry Cejudo’s fast response stopped any more damage. It both held people responsible and revealed his respect for the community.
Talking about his UFC future, “Triple C” stated to USA’s President, Donald Trump, that he has one more match left in his UFC contract. Cejudo is contemplating retirement after that match as he has lost three back to back matches since his return.
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