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

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

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.

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

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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.”

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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.

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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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Historic Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed in wildfire, which closes North Rim for season

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A wildfire tore through the Grand Canyon’s North Rim on Sunday, destroying the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and dozens of other structures, and forcing officials to close the area for the season.

Flames from the Dragon Bravo Fire engulfed the lodge, visitor center, gas station, wastewater treatment plant, administrative offices, and employee housing, according to park Superintendent Ed Keable. The National Park Service (NPS) estimates between 50 and 80 structures were lost.

No injuries were reported. All staff and residents cleared the area before the fire advanced, NPS said.

Lightning sparked the Dragon Bravo Fire on July 4. Authorities initially managed the fire with a “confine and contain” strategy. A week later, amid scorching heat, low humidity, and high winds, officials shifted to full suppression as the growing blaze scorched 7.8 square miles.

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The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging on the North Rim, was a landmark known for its sloped roof, massive ponderosa beams, and limestone facade — the first sight for many visitors approaching the canyon.

Aramark, the company that operated the lodge, said all employees and guests were safely evacuated.

“As stewards of some of our country’s most beloved national treasures, we are devastated by the loss,” said spokesperson Debbie Albert.

The charred remains of a building at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, in northern Arizona, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (National Park Service via AP)

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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs called on the federal government late Sunday to investigate the NPS’s response to the wildfire and deliver a report “detailing the decisions that led to this devastating outcome.”

“They must first take aggressive action to end the wildfire and prevent further damage,” she said in a post on X. “But Arizonans deserve answers for how this fire was allowed to decimate the Grand Canyon National Park.”

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The Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has scorched 7.8 square miles. (National Park Service)

Meanwhile, firefighters made progress on a second blaze north of the canyon. Containment lines held on the White Sage Fire, which had forced evacuations at the North Rim and the community of Jacob Lake. By Sunday afternoon, it had burned 63 square miles.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Manhunt for ICE facility attack suspect reaches 10 days with reward money on the line

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A military veteran wanted in connection with an attack on an ICE detention facility in Texas remained on the run Monday, as the FBI’s manhunt stretched into its 10th day.

Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, of Dallas, was named as a suspect on Thursday, almost a week after he allegedly joined a group of 10 to 12 others in an organized attack on officers at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4. Ten assailants were apprehended at the time, though Song managed to evade capture, authorities said.

“We believe he is somewhere in the Dallas-Fort Worth area but have expanded our publicity efforts to neighboring states just in case,” the FBI Dallas Field Office told Fox News Digital on Monday. 

The FBI noted that it is still offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to Song’s arrest and conviction. The bureau previously said Song should be considered armed and dangerous.

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Benjamin Song, 32, is wanted in connection with an attack on officers at an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4. (FBI)

Song, a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist, is accused of firing two AR-15-style rifles at two correctional officers and one Alvarado police officer, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital last week.

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A group ambushed corrections and police officers outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, firing upon officers with semiautomatic rifles. (Mark David Smith/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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The Alvarado police officer was shot in the neck by a suspect in the woods, according to the complaint. Another assailant fired dozens of rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility.

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The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to Song’s arrest and conviction. 

Song faces three counts of attempted murder of a federal officer and three counts of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz contributed to this report.

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FOX Corporation relief campaign raises $6.5 million to aid Texas communities hit by devastating floods

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FOX News Media viewers have answered the call to action across platforms, helping raise $6.5 million to aid Texas communities following the devastating flooding that has left at least 129 people dead and 170 still unaccounted for.

FOX Corporation last week made an initial donation to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and urged viewers to donate directly to relief efforts by clicking here or scanning the QR Code below.

The Community Foundation is directing the funds to vetted organizations providing rescue, relief and recovery efforts, as well as flood assistance. The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund announced last week that an initial $5 million in emergency grants to nonprofit organizations have been dispersed to support individuals and families, local businesses, first responders and crisis response. 

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FOX News viewers and readers can donate directly to relief efforts by scanning the QR code. (Fox News)

FOX Corporation is continuing to encourage viewers to support the ongoing efforts, and extends the deepest gratitude to viewers, and to all the first responders who tirelessly serve their communities. 

President Donald Trump visited Texas on Friday and met with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss relief and recovery efforts.

Among those killed were attendees at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp in Kerr County located near the Guadalupe River.

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President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott meet with local emergency services personnel as they survey flood damage along the Guadalupe River on July 11, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Destroyed cabin at Camp Mystic after catastrophic flooding hit Texas. (Eli Hartman/AP Photo, File)

Donate today and help people impacted by the Texas floods by going to Go.Fox/TXFloodRelief or by scanning the QR code below.

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Fox News Digital’s Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report. 

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