A burglar broke into UFC fighter Henry Cejudo’s residence, stealing his prized championship belt simply days after the previous Olympian took down a suspected drunk driver who crashed into his neighbor’s home.
Cejudo’s spouse and youngsters have been asleep at their residence in Phoenix, Arizona when his indifferent studio was damaged into early Monday, Cejudo informed Fox 10 Phoenix.
“If I had my gun, it wouldn’t be good, it wouldn’t. As a result of now I do know you’re messing with my household,” the cage fighter informed reporters. “And it’s one factor preventing. It’s one other factor when my household is in peril.”
Cejudo’s first-ever UFC championship belt was stolen, together with $10,000 value of digicam gear belonging to his producer, Dylan Rush, who was asleep within the studio on the time.
Cejudo stated he simply needs the gadgets returned, and received’t press expenses if they’re.
One pal, nationwide boxing champion Hughie Johnston, is even providing a $10,000 reward for the belt’s return.
“You’re not going to have the ability to promote it,” Johnston stated concerning the belt. “You’re not going to get something out of it. It’s going to be red-hot. Each pawnshop on the town isn’t going to need to purchase that. You’re going to know that it belongs to Triple C. He earned it the arduous method.”
Johnston jokingly despatched a message to the thief that if he returns the belt, Cejudo “is not going to choose you up, drop you in your head, put you in a pretzel and ship justice like he does sometimes to those that break the regulation within the state of Arizona.”
The housebreaking comes simply days after Cejudo tackled and held down a 22-year-old alleged drunk driver who tried to flee after he plowed his automobile into his neighbor’s residence at excessive speeds.
“I grabbed him, managed him fairly shortly, put each of his arms behind his again and smacked him round just a little bit,” Cejudo, 38, stated afterward.
When requested if he thought the housebreaking might have been some retaliation, Cejudo stated, “You possibly can’t rule it out, however it could possibly be.”
Rush, his producer, is satisfied the incidents are associated.
“This may not have occurred if it weren’t for the hit-and-run,” Rush informed Fox 10 Phoenix. “His reward for doing one thing heroic was getting his residence burglarized. So, it’s only a disgrace throughout.”
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