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MMA Fighter Breaks Ankle Escaping California Fire, Upcoming UFC Bout in Doubt

A number of athletes fled the wildfires in Northern California over the weekend, and one of those athletes was UFC flyweight contender and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo.

Former MLB pitcher Bret Saberhagen told the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser that Cejudo did not evacuate from the Fountaingrove Inn in Santa Rosa and broke his ankle jumping from a second-story balcony to escape.

Athletes and celebrities were in Santa Rosa attending a fundraiser put on by NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.

On Tuesday morning, Matheus Aquino, an MMA manager to Cejudo's training partners who compete in Bellator, confirmed to MMAjunkie.