I know success; I've done it, but success is not what everyone thinks it is. It's only a tool and a platform for a greater message. That's where my nickname 'The Messenger' comes from. The UFC and a world title are a platform for something greater. For a bigger purpose.

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Growing up without a dad and not having a father figure - I noticed a hole in my life. For the longest time, I would run away from my problems instead of confronting them. I felt empty at one point. Not depressed, but empty.

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Time Life Would

I speak three languages. I'm pretty handsome myself.

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Age Three T

In wrestling, you're talking about a fraternity of champions, and I got a chance to be a part of that Olympic championship club. And anyone that ever won the Olympics in wrestling, there's something different about them.

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Chance Art You

You can accomplish anything that you dedicate yourself to. Think how many people struggle across the world, across the country. I know anything is possible if you set your mind, your body, your soul, and your faith to it.

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Faith Yourself Yours

In the year 2013, I fought six times. I fought four times in two-and-a-half months.

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Time Year Two

The thing that people don't know about me - I actually boxed amateur for a few years.

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Years Year Thing

I'm the cash cow now, man. It's the Cejudo way.

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Way T Now

Everything that I did to win a gold medal, I'm practically transferring it over to mixed martial arts.

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Art Win Very

Sometimes when you think something is shiny and gold, it tends to be rusted and bronze, but that's just the way it is, man.

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Time You Way

I don't just want to fight Demetrious: I want to beat him, and he's been on my mind since he beat me.

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Want Us Trio

We're in the entertainment business.

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Men Business Us

I would love to fight in Mexico City.

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Love Would T

I'm ready for anybody. If it's John Dodson, if it's Demetrious Johnson, if it's Joseph Benavidez, I'm ready for whichever one, whoever wants a piece of me.

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Whoever Who Which

I'm an Arizona boy.

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Boy Arizona

It's up to the UFC, but I'll fight whomever, whenever. Minus maybe Vegas.

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Home Whom Who

I'm a big fan of Jon Jones.

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Jon Fan Big Fan

The medal just was an object, just a medal, and that's it. What really meant something was the blood, the sweat, the tears that went into getting that medal. I'll always have the memories of that with me.

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Wit Ways Way

If anything, I get better throughout the rounds.

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UN Through Thing

I'm a big Conor McGregor fan. I really am, man. I enjoy him; I like watching him.

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Watching Watch T

God bless America. I am American. I'm very patriotic. I love this country.

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Love God Very

I want to fight Tim Elliott. I want to fight him.

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It's part of the sport, getting hit.

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I would meet Tim Elliott at 135. At heavyweight if he wanted.

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It was very important to me to join an organization that has an established track record of helping young fighters grow into world class athletes and champions. Gladiator Challenge has been a home to such fighters as Quinton Jackson, Rashad Evans, Urijah Faber, Tyson Griffin, Chael Sonnen, Michael McDonald, and many others.

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To beat Henry Cejudo, you might have to bring an AK-47 and a couple dudes.

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The only thing I know how to do is survive.

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In Mexico, I want to be known as the Aztec Warrior.

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I think I have all tools in the world to beat anybody at 125 pounds. I really do.

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I've accomplished everything I've ever wanted to in my career.

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Henry Cejudo is going to become the greatest combat athlete of all time, being an Olympic champ and a two-division champ in the UFC.

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Look at Colby Covington. The guy can fight, and the guy can talk. To a lot of people, he just grinds people out, and many people consider him boring, but because he opens his mouth, people want to watch him fight. A lot of people want to see him win; a lot of people want to see him lose.

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I can easily fill out at 135 pounds and feel good.

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I don't like to open my mouth a lot because, I'll be honest with you, man, I come from the streets.

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I'd like to see him fight at 135 for the championship. I want to see how good Demetrious Johnson is or how far he could take it.

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I actually won the Copper Gloves in Arizona.

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I come from the sport of wrestling, where there's nothing but respect on the mat.

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I think something that has separated me from the rest of the competition - maybe it's just my way of thinking - I don't necessarily go into fights just wanting to win but to actually dominate. So when I don't feel like I dominate, sometimes I feel like a loser, I guess, you know, maybe in that perspective.

Henry Cejudo

M.M.A. is growing, and it's a basic wrestling sport. A lot of fighters are ex-wrestlers. A lot of guys take the easy way out, make quick money.

Henry Cejudo

I know success; I've done it, but success is not what everyone thinks it is. It's only a tool and a platform for a greater message. That's where my nickname 'The Messenger' comes from. The UFC and a world title are a platform for something greater. For a bigger purpose.

Henry Cejudo

I think T. J. Dillashaw and Demetrious Johnson - I'm a bad matchup for both of them.

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Will I become a UFC champion some day? I know I will.

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Why call out the champion in my first title defense? Because that's who Henry Cejudo is.

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I have the best style to defeat the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world - Demetrious Johnson.

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I got a huge target on my back. But you know what, I'm going to embrace that, and everybody is on notice - flyweights and bantamweights.

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I want to fight for a credible organization and face high caliber opponents.

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Coming from the background that I come from, being a gold medalist, you see Ronda Rousey and Daniel Cormier doing so well. Yoel Romero. All these Olympians. It's kinda hard to bet against them.

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I started competing on boxing, so I have my hands. I'm an O.K. wrestler, so why not?

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At some point, if the UFC allows me, I'd like to go to 125 because I know I can win that belt, man. I'm too strong, and I'm too fast.

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Henry Cejudo is a motivator.

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I've done things, from the Olympics to defeating two of the greatest fighters of all time.

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