Henry Cejudo net worth
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What is Henry Cejudo’s net worth?
Henry Cejudo is an American mixed martial artist who has a net worth of $2 million. Henry was born in February 1987 in Los Angeles, California to a family of Mexican immigrants. He accomplished in freestyle wrestling and mixed martial arts, and is even considered by some to be the greatest fighter of all time.
early life
Henry’s father, Jorge Cejudo, was very violent and went to jail after threatening to kill his entire family. After his release, he was deported to Mexico when Henry was 6 years old and died 14 years later. Inspired by his brother’s wrestling achievements, Henry began to compete to escape poverty.
Profession
Before his mixed martial arts career, Henry was an accomplished wrestler. He went 150-0 all four years of high school to win the state championship. As if that wasn’t enough, Henry became the youngest American in history to win a wrestling gold medal at the 2008 Olympics when he was just 21 years old.
In 2013, Henry Cejudo announced on Twitter that he had started MMA training, which excited the entire scene due to his legendary wrestling career and physical abilities. Just two months later, fighting 135 pounds in his MMA debut, Henry defeated Michael Poe at the World Fighting Federation in Arizona. After going 6-0 and becoming the No. 1 bantamweight, Dana White stepped forward and signed Henry to the UFC.
Henry made his debut against Dustin Kimura in December 2014, beating him by unanimous decision. He won more until he defeated Demetrius Johnson for the flyweight title in April 2016, but lost in the first round — a testament to the rising A reality check for Nova. Henry made $90,000 for the fight.
Henry revived for the next two years, even becoming a coach on the Ultimate Fighter 24 show. He finally got his redemption chance against Johnson at UFC 27 in August 2016, where he would win a split decision and become flyweight champion and first-ever Olympic gold medalist for $280,000 income. As if that wasn’t enough, Henry took the then-vacant heavier bantamweight title and beat Marion Moraes for $440,000. This makes Henry the fourth UFC fighter in history to win two titles at the same time.
Henry announced his retirement from professional fighting after defeating Dominic Cruz on May 9, 2020 to retain his title. He gave up the flyweight title to focus on bantamweight, effectively retiring as a double (at least in my opinion).
mixed martial arts revenue
During his MMA career, Henry Cejudo earned a little over $3,000,000 between salary, sponsorships, performance bonuses and PPV. His highest-earning game was against Dominic Cruz, which brought in a whopping $1.2 million.
Of course, Uncle Sam and his entire team took their share, which is why his net worth is $2 million.
