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Former UFC Champion, Who Was With Mike Tyson Hours Before the Plane Assault Incident, Reveals Shocking Insider Information

Published 04/26/2022, 4:59 PM EDT

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Former UFC double division champion Henry Cejudo traded some insider information regarding the Mike Tyson airplane incident that has the combat world in shock.

Just a few days ago, a video of Mike Tyson went viral, where he was seen continuously hitting a fellow passenger multiple times. The passenger was left with a bloodied face after Tyson was done with him. In another video, fans could see that the passenger was goofing around just behind Tyson and it might have prompted the ill-tempered behavior of the boxing legend.

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Meanwhile, former UFC double champion, Henry Cejudo, who was with Tyson just before the incident occurred and dropped Tyson to the airport, claims that there was more to this incident.

In a conversation he had with Tyson’s manager, Cejudo revealed that the heckler allegedly ‘pitched’ a water bottle over Mike Tyson and that was the last nail in the coffin.

“He was the one that was blocking mike from hitting that dude, but he said Mike Tyson just had enough,” Cejudo said.

“He liked pitched a water bottle over with, you know, full of water. So, once he saw that, he was just like, he said, mike got up and he said that he freaking probably hit him with 30 combinations before they actually started filming,” Cejudo continued.

If true, this is a big revelation, as it tells the world about the entire chain of events that lead to the altercation.

Joe Rogan exposes the past of the person who heckled Mike Tyson

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Joe Rogan had a pretty wild reaction to the incident and was shocked at the person who heckled Mike Tyson. However, the longtime UFC commentator also had some interesting information on the heckler and shared the same in an episode of his podcast.

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“Talk about kicking a beehive. What the f*** are you doing, dude? That’s not even kicking a beehive. It’s like smashing. It is head butting a beehive,” Rogan said. “That guy’s probably on a bunch of sh*t. The guy who um… Mike Tyson punched, apparently, according to the New York Post, has a lengthy criminal history.”

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Aashish Kumar is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. A graduate in Journalism & Mass Communication, this Israel Adesanya fan has interned at reputed media houses and gained valuable reporting experience. Building on that experience, Aashish will look to tap into his love for combat sports and let fans benefit from his passion and journalistic expertise.
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