UFC fighter stops hit-and-run suspect who crashed into neighbor’s house

A UFC fighter played hero in his Phoenix neighborhood late Friday night by apprehending the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a neighbor’s home.

Henry Cejudo said he saw a car “probably going 80 to 100 miles an hour” and heard a loud boom. He then saw the car had crashed into his neighbor’s home.

After hearing the crash, Cejudo saw the driver leave the car after a bit of a struggle and tried to get him to stop.

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Henry Cejudo is introduced before fighting Song Yadong in a bantamweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Climate Pledge Arena.  (Steven Bisig/Imagn Images)

The owner of the home did the same. But when the driver “cold-cocked” the neighbor, “that’s when I had to step in,” Cejudo told MMA Junkie.

From there, it was easy for the former flyweight and bantamweight champion and his neighborhood wrecking crew.

“Pretty much all my neighbors came in to fight the situation. I ended up lifting him, dropping him, slapped him around a little bit and just pretty much controlled him,” he said.

“He wasn’t that tough.”

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

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The driver, a 22-year-old man, now faces charges of driving under the influence and assault, according to ABC15 in Arizona.

Cejudo said the situation could have been much worse.

“If someone was standing in there, they would be dead. All these kids are lucky to be alive,” Cejudo said.

Cejudo said a block party was held on the street earlier in the day.

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

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“If it was a couple hours earlier, someone would be seriously injured,” Cejudo said.

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