Henry Cejudo fires back confidently at Kamaru Usman's NFL jab: "They ain't no Triple C's"

Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman have once again found themselves locked in banter, this time about the NFL. The lighthearted ribbing arose when Usman asked his Pound 4 Pound podcast co-host whether he felt he could manage one yard in the NFL. Naturally, Cejudo wasn't lacking in confidence.

Not only did Cejudo assert his belief that he could rush a yard in the NFL, but he even made the bold claim that he could manage 100 yards, which Usman was quick to scoff at.

Cejudo, however, was undeterred by his co-host's doubts:

"There's three things I do right. That's run, jump, and I swim, if you know what I'm saying? You hear me?"

When Usman, astonished, pointed out that quarterback sneaks are stopped for inches, the former two-division UFC champion doubled down:

"Yeah, but that's cause they ain't no Triple C's, dude, but either way, bro."

Check out Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman bantering about the NFL:

Cejudo, a high-level athlete in his own right, is likely confident in his abilities as a sportsman. At one point, he was the youngest Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling history, having achieved glory in 2008. He thereafter parlayed his athleticism into a Hall of Fame-worthy MMA career.

After an initial undefeated run, he signed with the UFC and eventually became the promotion's flyweight champion, handing the great Demetrious Johnson his first loss in seven years. Afterward, he defended his belt against T.J. Dillashaw before moving up to bantamweight, where he became the division's champion.

Along the way, 'Triple C' defeated another legend in Dominick Cruz. Unfortunately, that purple patch has since come to an end and he is now on a two-fight losing skid.

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Henry Cejudo isn't the only MMA fighter to have an interest in the NFL

While Henry Cejudo, likely due to size, never played American Football at a competitive level, there have been ex-UFC fighters who have. The highly controversial Greg Hardy, who once fought in the promotion's heavyweight division, was previously a defensive end for the Carolina Panthers.

Despite his successful NFL career, Hardy ultimately moved to the UFC, where he had little success, eventually departing the promotion on a three-fight losing streak.

He has since found himself on the BKFC side of things, losing to Josh Watson via second-round knockout.