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Every fighter, no matter how great they may be or have been, has a weakness that served as their Achilles heel. Whether it be a expert striker’s proclivity for takedowns, or a wrestler who can’t seem to escape from triangle chokes, no mixed martial artist is bereft of weakness.

Let’s take a look at the ten greatest weaknesses that have plagued fighters throughout their career.

10. Dominick Cruz – Injuries

Perhaps one of the best and quickest bantamweight fighter, Dominick Cruz has had tremendous success in winning the 135 pound title twice and being the second and last man to beat flyweight kingpin Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.

In spite of all his success, Cruz has repeatedly dealt with broken hands, torn ACLs, and the resulting surgeries that follow.

Cruz was stripped of the title after years of inactivity following a torn ACL while training to fight Urijah Faber in 2012, and although he finally returned to run through Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 178, he tore his ACL again and was forced out of action until he triumphantly returned to win the title back from current champ TJ Dillashaw in January 2016.

Cruz defended the title against Faber but lost it to ‘The California Kid’s’ Team Alpha Male protege Cody Garbrandt to end the year. He was set to take on rising contender Jimmie Rivera in a potential title eliminator at December 30’s UFC 219, but a broken arm forced him out of yet another bout due to injury.

If Cruz’s hands were as durable as concrete, his knees more sturdy, and his limbs unbreakable, he’d be the best bantamweight alive right now. But unfortunately, that’s not the case, making this weakness a highly important – and omnipresent – vulnerability.

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Oft-injured Dominick Cruz finally returned to action in the main event of last Sunday’s (January 17, 2016) UFC Fight Night 81 after having only competed once over the last four years, and being stripped of his title in 2014.

Taking on TJ Dillashaw, “The Dominator” edged out a split decision victory to reclaim the title he had never technically lost in a close fought bout.

Many were worried, however, when Cruz walked out of the Octagon limping heavily, apparently suffering an injury to his foot. Unaware of what the issue was, it has now been made clear that the reigning champion will luckily avoid yet another surgery.

That being said, Cruz should be ready to defend his 135-pound strap within the coming months, shifting the focus of fight fans to who may be next in line.

The logical choice would be a trilogy bout with bitter rival No. 3-ranked divisional mainstay Urijah “The California Kid” Faber. Soon after his most recent bout, “The Dominator” made it seem as if he was sick of talking about Faber, appearing to be uninterested in the bout.

However, his tune has now changed, as he has expressed interest in finishing “The California Kid” once and for all:

“For the past four years, the only name I’ve been asked about is Faber,” Cruz said in a text message to MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani. “Whether I’m on the FOX desk or shopping at the mall. Let’s get him out of my face and out of the way, so I can continue to clean out the division.

“We owe it to the fans to make this trilogy happen. It’s been almost a decade in the making.”

Faber came out on top when the two met for the first time in 2007, scoring a submission victory, but it was Cruz who walked away with a decision victory in the rematch in 2012.

Who will settle the score when these two bantamweight legends inevitably meet for a third time?

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