7 UFC fighters who've also won medals at the Olympics

DC attempted to grasp the Olympic Gold

#5 Henry Cejudo:

Henry for Gold!

This Flyweight prospect is the third Olympic gold medalist in the UFC’s history, and the only flyweight Olympic medalist to ever compete in the Octagon.

Henry Cejudo won the Olympic gold medal at a young age of 21 in 2008 in Beijing. Ever since then he has proven his skills in the cage and had bagged an undefeated record of ten wins and no losses to earn a title shot against Demetrious Johnson.

Unfortunately, he fell short at grasping the gold losing to Johnson in round 1 after failing to overpower him with his wrestling skills. Cejudo got knocked out within 3 minutes of the first round. But still, he managed to land a role as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 24 opposite to fellow UFC flyweight, Joseph Benavidez.

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