UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz first in MMA to win speedway sponsorship

While Dominick Cruz’s mixed martial arts career has braked for a pit stop, he’ll be getting help from the racing world to get back on track.

Cruz, the UFC’s bantamweight champion, is being sponsored by the Phoenix International Raceway for his next f…

While Dominick Cruz’s mixed martial arts career has braked for a pit stop, he’ll be getting help from the racing world to get back on track.

Cruz, the UFC’s bantamweight champion, is being sponsored by the Phoenix International Raceway for his next fight, which is expected to take place in early 2013. The 27-year-old will wear the track’s logo on his shirt and shorts.

A torn ACL has sidelined Cruz since May, but that didn’t stop him from getting behind the wheel of a pace car.