As MMA continues to enter the mainstream, more and more UFC fighters are interacting with major Hollywood stars.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, that leads to cool crossovers that nobody ever excpected. Other times, things can get a little awkward. You know, like when Conor McGregor almost fought rapper MGK at some award show a few years back.<\/p>\n
One celebrity to recently cross paths with a UFC star was Matt Damon, who remains one of the busiest and most respected actors in the film industry.<\/p>\n
The fighter Damon came into contact with was Henry Cejudo. Cejudo, as MMA fans know, is a former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champ. He\u2019s also a former Olympic medalist in wrestling.<\/p>\n
Despite Cejudo\u2019s many accolades, Damon initially didn\u2019t recognize him when they crossed paths. In fact, it sounds like he sized him up, then totally disregarded him because he\u2019s \u201cvery small.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was only later that he realized who he was sharing space with.<\/p>\n
Matt Damon looks back on meeting with former UFC champ Henry Cejudo<\/p>\n
Damon recounted his brush with the former UFC champ during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. A normal podcast episode in a studio, not on top of an Egyptian pyramid<\/a>. See it below:<\/p>\n Matt Damon tells Henry Cejudo story. pic.twitter.com\/b4c0rPlb0F<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jed I. Goodman \u00a9 (@jedigoodman) January 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThis guy walks up and he\u2019s in, like, chinos, like khaki pants, and like a blue button-up kind of business shirt with spectacles,\u201d Damon told Rogan, who is a long-time UFC commentator. \u201cHe\u2019s very small and I kind of don\u2019t really regard him and I\u2019m still hearing this story and then Patrick goes, \u2018Matt, do you know Henry?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I turn and it\u2019s Henry Cejudo and I\u2019m like, this f*cking guy could wreck me right now. Absolutely f*cking destroy me and he is the guy that some dummy would try to pick on, you know what I mean? He\u2019s not carrying himself, he just is the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n This is not the first time UFC fighters have failed to make impressions in mainstream circles recently. Brian Ortega and Mackenzie Dern recently appeared at the Golden Globes in a moment that left nearly everyone scratching their heads. Relive that discomfort here<\/a>.<\/p>\n