Former UFC champ stops hit-and-run suspect who crashed into neighbor's home: 'He wasn't that tough'

A UFC combatant played leader successful his Phoenix vicinity precocious Friday nighttime by apprehending the operator of a conveyance that crashed into a neighbor's home.

Henry Cejudo said helium saw a car "probably going 80 to 100 miles an hour" and heard a large boom. He past saw the car had crashed into his neighbor's home.

After proceeding the crash, Cejudo saw the operator permission the car aft a spot of a conflict and tried to get him to stop.

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Henry Cejudo is introduced earlier warring Song Yadong successful a bantamweight bout during UFC Fight Night astatine Climate Pledge Arena.  (Steven Bisig/Imagn Images)

The proprietor of the location did the same. But erstwhile the operator "cold-cocked" the neighbor, "that's erstwhile I had to measurement in," Cejudo told MMA Junkie.

From there, it was casual for the erstwhile flyweight and bantamweight champion and his vicinity wrecking crew.

"Pretty overmuch each my neighbors came successful to combat the situation. I ended up lifting him, dropping him, slapped him astir a small spot and conscionable beauteous overmuch controlled him," helium said.

"He wasn't that tough."

Aljamain Sterling (red gloves) fights Henry Cejudo (blue gloves) during UFC 288 astatine Prudential Center.  (Ed Mulholland/USA Today Sports)

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The driver, a 22-year-old man, present faces charges of driving nether the power and assault, according to ABC15 successful Arizona.

Cejudo said the concern could person been overmuch worse.

"If idiosyncratic was lasting successful there, they would beryllium dead. All these kids are fortunate to beryllium alive," Cejudo said.

Cejudo said a artifact enactment was held connected the thoroughfare earlier successful the day.

Henry Cejudo celebrates aft defeating Marlon Moraes during UFC 238 astatine United Center.  (Jerry Lai/USA Today Sports)

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"If it was a mates hours earlier, idiosyncratic would beryllium earnestly injured," Cejudo said.

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