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From: The Arizona Republic
The pride of Maryvale, Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo may try his hand at MMA.
Tapped In caught up with Cejudo, who won the 121-pound freestyle wrestling gold at Beijing in August, at the EVO MMA event earlier this month.
TI: How long have you been an MMA fan?
Cejudo: "I've been an MMA fan for a while. I've been watching since I was 7th or 8th grade."
TI: What do you like about MMA?
Cejudo: "The excitement. The fighting. People striking each other. The takedowns. The submissions. Basically, the full package."
TI: Is MMA in your future?
Cejudo: "It's a thought, for sure. I wouldn't be watching it if I wasn't thinking about it. Yeah, for sure. I think MMA is, well, it is the fastest growing sport. Definitely. It all depends on what's given."
TI: What's next for you? Get ready for London?
Cejudo: "I'm just relaxing with friends. That's about it for right now. And yeah, get ready for London. Maybe MMA."
If Cejudo does go into MMA, he will have to gain about 5-15 pounds to compete in the bantamweight class, where New Mexico's Miguel Torres is the WEC champion.
...Sorry Kurt Angle fans
....it would be very interesting to see a Torres / Cejudo fight, and I would love to watch it as both are very exciting and Cejudo did a great job in Beijing
The pride of Maryvale, Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo may try his hand at MMA.
Tapped In caught up with Cejudo, who won the 121-pound freestyle wrestling gold at Beijing in August, at the EVO MMA event earlier this month.
TI: How long have you been an MMA fan?
Cejudo: "I've been an MMA fan for a while. I've been watching since I was 7th or 8th grade."
TI: What do you like about MMA?
Cejudo: "The excitement. The fighting. People striking each other. The takedowns. The submissions. Basically, the full package."
TI: Is MMA in your future?
Cejudo: "It's a thought, for sure. I wouldn't be watching it if I wasn't thinking about it. Yeah, for sure. I think MMA is, well, it is the fastest growing sport. Definitely. It all depends on what's given."
TI: What's next for you? Get ready for London?
Cejudo: "I'm just relaxing with friends. That's about it for right now. And yeah, get ready for London. Maybe MMA."
If Cejudo does go into MMA, he will have to gain about 5-15 pounds to compete in the bantamweight class, where New Mexico's Miguel Torres is the WEC champion.
...Sorry Kurt Angle fans
....it would be very interesting to see a Torres / Cejudo fight, and I would love to watch it as both are very exciting and Cejudo did a great job in Beijing
