Say what you want about Dominick Cruz, the former champ may be skilled in things other than fighting but man, “The Dominator” has such a high fight IQ it would be a waste to see him only on FOX as an analyst. He’ll have plenty of time for that years from now. The styles...
The bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is hours away from stepping into the octagon against former champ Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz . The wait is nearly over after a total of almost four years of being sidelined due to injury and Cruz appears healthy heading into the contest tonight. Check out what the champ has to...
Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz vs Random Ninja Duane Ludwig in the past has called TJ Dillashaw a modern day ninja. Hopefully for Dillashaw and coach he doesn’t perform like the ninja seen in this video. Many people have actually never seen a real ninja fight in combat, including myself. The way the guys at the...
As the bantamweight title fight between champion T.J. Dillashaw and former champion Dominick Cruz gets closer to happening this weekend, the media is swarming around the two great UFC veterans. Dominick Cruz spoke with Ariel Helwani recently about his fight with Dillashaw in and out of the ring. Cruz has been very vocal as he...
BREAKING!!!! @domcruz619 A video posted by ufc (@ufc) on Jan 15, 2016 at 9:03am PST Ahead of Dominick Cruz’s highly anticipated ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ bantamweight showdown with TJ Dillashaw, ‘The Dominator’ managed to pull a pretty harsh joke on fans at open workouts as he made his way to the cage on crutches. The...
Catch up with the champion fighters being featured in the main event on the UFC Fight Night Boston card and get a glimpse of their rivaled path to fighting this weekend. From the UFC video description: Go behind the scenes during the fight camps of UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and former title holder Dominick...
Dominick Cruz’s successful return to the Octagon against Takeya Mizugaki back at UFC 178 came after a long period of struggling. Cruz returned from a nearly 3 year absence from the Octagon without missing a beat. With the win over Mizugaki, Cruz was in a position to challenge TJ Dillashaw for the bantamweight championship>. On...
Alliance co-founder and head coach Eric Del Fierro gives his perspective on the upcoming fight between champ TJ Dillashaw versus former champ and Alliance fighter Dominick Cruz. The title bout will be the largest event for both fighters as they look to put to rest the biggest question heading into Fight Night Boston. Who...
The biggest bantamweight match-up in history is taking place next Sunday when champion TJ Dillashaw puts the belt and championship on line as he faces former champ Dominick Cruz. The anticipation to FN Boston has made it one of the most talked about events into the new year. Check out the fight trailer that will...
There was a point in Dominick Cruz’s career that it started to look unlikely that he would be returning to competition after he re-injured his knee back 2012. Cruz has since been healthy after his last successful knee surgery and appears to be in top form heading into the title bout with champ TJ...
When Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw square off in the Octagon on Sunday for the UFC bantamweight championship, the elite level of footwork that will be on display will be nothing short of remarkable. While Jason Parillo broke down some TJ Dillashaw’s footwork techniques, in the video above we see Dominick Cruz’s footwork broken down...
It’s been over a combined four years that Dominick Cruz has been out of competition during his tenure with the UFC. Prior to his injuries, the former champ was the most dominant bantamweight fighter with a unique style that was years ahead of the rest of the division. Cruz hasn’t hasn’t been shy about...
Leading up to their UFC Fight Night: Boston scrap for the bantamweight championship next Sunday, the trash talk between Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw has been very one sided. Cruz has repeatedly put Dillashaw on blast time after time, while Dillashaw has yet to fire back. Until now. The champ spoke to Fox Sports to...
If Dominick Cruz’s goal was to repeatedly talk trash to TJ Dillashaw to get into the champ’s head before their bantamweight title scrap next weekend, he’s likely succeeding. In a recent video interview with the pair, Cruz put Dillashaw on blast, repeatedly bashing the champion over the course of several minutes, leaving Dillashaw speechless. Now,...
If you have ‘Fight Fever’, January 17th at Boston, MA Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz will challenge TJ Dillashaw for the bantamweight title on FOX. Cruz (20-1 MMA) was the reigning champion before injuries caused to give up his title. Now champ is back looking to make it official against who Conor McGregor claimed was a...
It was no shocker that former UFC champ Dominick Cruz would engage in a verbal assault on current champ TJ Dillashaw before they ‘hook em up’ on 17th of this month. The fact that Cruz was never beaten to lose the strap and was years ahead of the bantamweight pack with his style and movement....
Dominick Cruz is one of the better vocal fighters in the UFC. In the video we have champion TJ Dillashaw with Jon Anik and Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz. I don’t recall a time that I felt bad for someone being verbally destroyed during an interview, but this one came close. The expression...
Exactly two weeks from now the answer that many fight fans want answered is who is the better bantamweight champion? UFC Fight Night in Boston MA will host the anticipated event and should bring to light all the questions that have come up since the “Dominator” stepped away from the sport due to injury....
Fighters can take note of Conor McGregor’s success in the UFC as one of the most popular fighters in the organization. The featherweight champion’s loud persona has caught the attention of fans as well as fighters in the UFC. Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz may be learning from McGregor and his success by trying...
The fight that most UFC fans have been waiting patiently for a few years now is going down January 17 at TD Garden in Boston MA. Dillashaw vs Cruz is set to headline the main-event on a fight with title implications that could bring a new champ into the new year. Dominick Cruz has...
TJ Dillashaw is in for the scrap of his life when he squares of against a healthy Dominick Cruz on January 17th next month for Fight Night 81. Former champ “The Dominator” put up three wins in his last four fights dating back to 2011. Dillashaw is looking to silence the critics with a win...
Former bantamweight champion Dominic Cruz with Team Alliance talks about the future of the sport with movement and fluidity. Having a fighting style like Conor McGregor is one thing, incorporating the level of training and success that he’s achieved in the octagon is another. The year was 2007, the event was WEC 26 featuring...
“Happy Halloween from the “REAL” champ!” A photo posted by Dominick Cruz (@domcruz619) on Oct 31, 2015 at 9:44pm PDT Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz decided to use Halloween to diss bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. The pair are set to fight on January 17th, but it looks like the trash talk will start before...
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is scheduled to make his long overdue return to the octagon to face current champ TJ Dillashaw at UFC Fight Night 81, is also a respected analyst, working on UFC on FOX. Cruz put on his analyst hat during a recent stop by MMAJunkie Radio and gave an in-depth...
The fight everyone has been calling for, especially since TJ Dillashaw took out Renan Barao for the second time, is finally going to happen. Dillashaw, the UFC bantamweight champion, will take on the former champ Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston, on Jan. 17. Cruz will be returning after another long layoff,...
UFC president Dana White just went on Fox Sports 1 and announced some big news in the form of a fight between UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and former champ Dominick Cruz. The fight comes out of nowhere, as it was speculated that the UFC would be looking to put the fight together, but...
Current UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has been tied to former champ Dominick Cruz for a while now. Cruz has had several fights with Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber, teammate of Dillashaw and has since been compared to Cruz for having similar styles. There is no question that currently, Dillashaw vs. Cruz is the...
Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber coached on two different seasons of The Ultimate Fighter and knows exactly who he enjoyed coaching opposite of between Dominick Cruz and Conor McGregor. ‘The California Kid’ said it was way more fun doing it with McGregor because his long time rival Cruz lacked in a lot of the areas...
