Dec 19, 2014 4:41 pm
Cruz: CM will be ‘eaten alive’ in the UFC
While in Brazil, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz held a media scrum where he discussed several topics, including the CM Punk signing.
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Nov 22, 2014 7:46 am
Faber: ‘Dillashaw is “bad news” for Cruz’
Former bantamweight title challenger Urijah Faber discussed the upcoming matchup, which doesn’t have a date set, between his teammate TJ Dillashaw, and former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Faber spoke to MMAMania about the bout, and why he believe Dillashaw, as well as himself, is a bad matchup for Cruz, and why Cruz last fight against...
Nov 20, 2014 5:08 am
Dillashaw wants Cruz bout in February or March
Good news for fight fans, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw underwent successful surgery on his elbow for bursitis, and is gunning for a return to the UFC in February or March to defend his bantamweight strap against Dominick Cruz. Dillashaw’s manager spoke on UFC Tonight about Dillashaw’s surgery, saying that Dillashaw underwent surgery on October...
Oct 28, 2014 12:05 pm
Cruz Ready To Move Up! Wants McGregor, Aldo, Mendes
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is ready for activity. En route to the return of his championship reign, the top P4P prospect said he isn’t opposed to facing some featherweight standouts. Check it: Dominick Cruz says on the @FOXSports1 pre-fight show that he would move to 145 to fight Aldo, Mendes or McGregor. “Money...
Oct 26, 2014 11:56 am
Cruz And Cormier Break Down The Dominance Of Jose Aldo
Last night after Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes battled in the cage for 25 minutes, Dominick Cruz and Daniel Cormier broke down the bout, and Jose Aldo’s dominance on the UFC 179 postfight show. Cruz gave his take on Aldo’s dominant style, saying: “He kind of waits and gets pissed off, then starts marching forward...
Oct 26, 2014 11:52 am
Cruz And Cormier Give Their Take On Incredible Aldo-Mendes Bout
Last night in the main-event of UFC 179, Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes put on a spectacular performance that earned both men ‘Fight of the Night’ honors, and may even earn them ‘Fight of the Year’ (Catch the bout highlights HERE). After the bout on the UFC 179 post-fight show, Dominick Cruz and Daniel Cormier...
Oct 10, 2014 3:02 pm
Faber: ‘Cruz Upset my 3rd Grader’
“We’ve got a third-grader who trains with us, and he came up to me one day and he was like ‘did you hear what Dominick Cruz said? I told him we were going to put Cruz in timeout for hurting his feelings. My third-grader was upset over it.” “I mean, the impressive thing here was...
Oct 9, 2014 10:21 am
TAM Boss: ‘Cruz will have to pay the piper’
Team Alpha Male (TAM) founder, Urijah Faber isn’t happy with the recent comments coming from his longtime career nemeses, Dominick Cruz. Following two-year absence from competition, Cruz challenged Faber’s camp, calling them all Team Alpha Fail during his recent post-fight victory speech. Faber took to his time with MMAJunkie.com to respond: “He looked great, and...
Oct 8, 2014 4:29 pm
Cruz: ‘T.J. thinks it’s his, and it’s not, the belt’s mine’
“[The rivalry with Team Alpha Male] just goes back a long time, man. The truth is, I cut one head off and another one keeps popping up. So I’ve already realized in my head, I’m fighting these guys. If it’s all of them, OK, let’s do it. I have a good track record against their...
Oct 2, 2014 4:05 am
Dillashaw ‘Happy to put Cruz back into retirement’
“I thought he looked good, and I am happy for him to be able to return,” he told Ariel Helwani. “I thought his ‘Alpha Fail’ [line] was a little uncalled for since I’ve shown nothing but respect, but I’d be happy to put him back in retirement… I’m not complaining because I’ve wanted to fight...
Sep 28, 2014 3:43 pm
QUICK TWITT: Team Alpha Male Reacts To Cruz Dissing Them
Yesterday in the main event of the preliminary card for UFC 178, Dominick Cruz made his triumphant return to the UFC by TKOing Takeya Mizugaki in just 61 seconds. During his post-fight Octagon speech, he said he was looking forward to beating up more “Alpha Fails.” His insult was aimed at Urijah Faber and his...
Sep 27, 2014 10:34 pm
Dana White Announces Dillashaw Is Next For Cruz
Earlier tonight at UFC 178, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz made his return to the UFC where he defeated Takeya Mizugaki in just 61 seconds. After the bout, many fans called for Cruz to fight the current UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. During the post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White confirmed that TJ...
Sep 27, 2014 6:46 pm
UFC 178 Results: Cruz Makes Successful Return, TKOs Mizugaki in 1 Minute
It has been 1,092 days since Dominick Cruz last fought in the octagon. He needed no more than than sixty-one seconds to finish Takeya Mizugaki. After an authoritative takedown, Mizugaki tried to utilize the cage to wall-walk back to his feet. Cruz was aware of this and caught him with a brutal right hand that...
Sep 27, 2014 3:54 pm
Cruz: If Ali Can Do It, So Can I
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is set to make his long awaited return to the UFC tonight as the main-event of the preliminary card of UFC 178 against Takeya Mizugaki. Ahead of the bout, he spoke to Ariel Helwani about his desire to reclaim the belt. “The belt is just a piece of metal....
Sep 26, 2014 9:52 am
Phoenix International Raceway Maintained Cruz Sponsorship Throughout Injuries
Dominick Cruz is set to make his return to the UFC tomorrow night against Takeya Mizugaki, after nearly a three year long absence from competition due to 2 torn ACL’s and a torn groin muscle. While most of the MMA world turned their back on the former banatmweight champion, one of his biggest sponsors, Phoenix...
Sep 26, 2014 9:44 am
Cruz Explains Excitement Ahead Of UFC Return
Former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz hasn’t been inside the Octagon in nearly three years. After tearing his ACL, Cruz underwent surgery, and was on his way to a return before re-tearing the same ACL, forcing Cruz out for even longer. The UFC stripped Cruz of his bantamweight title for inactivity after nearly two-years away from...
Sep 24, 2014 12:38 pm
Cruz: ‘I’m still the best’
“I’m gunning for the title. If you’re in this sport and you’re not gunning for the title, you’re in the wrong sport. But I’m just taking one step in front of the other and I’m not skipping any steps. When you start to skip steps you start looking past people.” “I’m still the best bantamweight...
Sep 22, 2014 12:34 pm
Urijah Faber: “Of Course I Still Want To Fight Dominick”
This Saturday, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will be returning to the Octagon after a three year long absence. The UFC Cruz is returning to is nothing like the one he left. Since his absence, in the bantamweiht division alone, Renan Barao became champion, defended his belt 3 times, and then lost to TJ...
Aug 20, 2014 6:37 pm
UFC 178 Lineup Set With Domininck Cruz On Prelims
While the void left by Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier surely stings, UFC officials have put forth their best efforts to keep UFC 178 a compelling fight card. Set for September 27, ‘UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso’ is set to take place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main...
Jul 21, 2014 2:45 pm
Cruz Explains Why He Doesn’t Want An Immediate Title Shot
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about his return to the UFC after nearly a two year absence that came due to a torn ACL and then a torn groin. Cruz opted to fight Takeya Mizugaki instead of immediately fighting champion TJ Dillashaw. “You know, it’s a...
Jun 25, 2014 6:47 pm
Cruz Ready, Wants Mizugaki Fight In UFC Return
The injury prone, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (pictured right) is ready to return to action. After two-years of inactivity. ‘UFC Tonight’ on FOX Sports 1 broke the news, stating that Cruz’s camp wants a fight against Takeya Mizugaki, and believe that a win over the top 10 fighter will put Dominick right back...
May 9, 2014 10:21 am
T.J. Grant’s Trainer Wants Cruz and Zingano Removed From Rankings
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC Lightweight T.J. Grant hasn’t seen the Octagon since May of 2013 when he knocked out Gray Maynard in the beginning of the first round, extending Grant’s win streak to five. The fight served as a lightweight title eliminator and it appeared Grant would fight Anthony Pettis in December of 2013, however...
May 7, 2014 3:37 pm
Cruz Not Asking For Immediate Title Shot
Renan Barao got to the UFC title without going through the real UFC champion, Dominick Cruz. An unfortunate string of injuries made that an impossibility and forced Cruz to give up his belt, without a fight. Close to healed, Cruz tells MMAFighitng.com that he will take any fight the UFC gives him upon return and...
Apr 20, 2014 1:32 pm
White: Cruz Can Take Immediate Title Shot Upon Return If ‘He Wants It’
“I, literally, have heard nothing from Dominick Cruz. I don’t know what’s going on with him. And I don’t think after this much of a layoff it would be right to throw him in there for [a title shot], unless he wants it. He was the champ before all this stuff happened to him, and...
Mar 31, 2014 6:07 pm
Faber Would Love To Welcome Cruz Back To The UFC
“I would love to have that fight, people have asked me which fights I want. If we can make it happen let’s do it, if not I’m ready for whoever they say. I feel like fighting is so mental. As long as [Cruz] looks into himself he will bring his best performance, but I plan...
Jan 15, 2014 6:29 am
Cruz ‘Devastated’ About Injury – Coach Eric Del Fierro ‘100% Confident’ He Will Win Back Title
In October of 2011, Dominick Cruz was on cloud nine. He had just defeated Demetrious Johnson to retain his bantamweight championship, and was called upon to coach The Ultimate Fighter: Live, opposite of longtime rival Urijah Faber, setting up a rubbermatch between the two stars of the 135 pound division. Then, everything fell apart. On May 7th, 2012,...
Jan 7, 2014 5:36 am
VIDEO | Dana White Announces Cruz Injury, Faber vs. Barao (Replay)
Yesterday we learned that Dominick Cruz vacated his UFC bantamweight title after another injury forced him out of action. Check out the announcement from Dana White in the video above.
Nov 21, 2013 11:17 am
Champ Cruz ‘Fed up’ With Questions About His Cage Absence
“I’m just fed up with the questions about the time off, because it’s like, at what point do you think about what I did before I got hurt? What did I do before I got hurt? Nobody talks about that. I went on a how many fight winning streak? I cleaned out the division, and...
