5 Fights that defined Henry Cejudo's UFC career 

Henry Cejudo is one of the most successful UFC fighters of recent times
Henry Cejudo is one of the most successful UFC fighters of recent times

#2 Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes (UFC 238 - June 2019)

Henry Cejudo became a double champion at UFC 238.
Henry Cejudo became a double champion at UFC 238.

Henry Cejudo headlined his first UFC pay-per-view card when he challenged Marlon Moraes for the vacant Bantamweight championship at UFC 238.

Following a shaky start, Henry Cejudo turned things around in grand style to stop Moraes at the end of the third round.

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Cejudo's win meant that he now held a unique trio of accomplishments. He was the Flyweight, Bantamweight champion and also an Olympic medallist.

The scale of those achievements was not lost on Cejudo, who took the opportunity to christen himself with the nickname "Triple C" during his post-fight interview.

“I’m not champ champ, ladies and gentleman...My name is ‘Triple C’: Olympic champion, Flyweight champion of the world and now Bantamweight champion of the world. I am the greatest combat athlete of all time!”

Earning the right to call himself a triple champion significantly increased Henry Cejudo's stardom in the MMA world. Now an established as one of the sport's pound-for-pound best, aged just 32 at the time, Cejudo seemed set to be one of the promotion's biggest stars for some time to come.

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