Dominick Cruz Hopes to Return Before End of 2018

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz, is hoping to return to the octagon before the year concludes. Cruz, 33, has not fought since UFC 207 (December 30, 2016), where he was defeated by Cody Garbrandt in a contest for the UFC’s 135-poun…

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz, is hoping to return to the octagon before the year concludes. Cruz, 33, has not fought since UFC 207 (December 30, 2016), where he was defeated by Cody Garbrandt in a contest for the UFC’s 135-pound championship. The veteran was expected to face Jimmie Rivera at UFC 219, however, […]

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Aljamain Sterling Still Wants That Fight With Dominick Cruz

Aljamain Sterling (14-3) seems to have had enough rest after his win in Atlantic City in April at UFC Fight Night 128 when he won a unanimous decision over Brett Johns. The bantamweight took some much needed time off after working hard to make a return…

Aljamain Sterling (14-3) seems to have had enough rest after his win in Atlantic City in April at UFC Fight Night 128 when he won a unanimous decision over Brett Johns. The bantamweight took some much needed time off after working hard to make a return to action after losing to Marlon Moraes at UFC […]

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Dominick Cruz Says Mackenzie Dern Basically Cheated at UFC 224

Dominick Cruz is not a fan of seeing fighters gain an advantage due to being over the weight limit. Mackenzie Dern did battle with Amanda Cooper in what should’ve been a strawweight clash. Instead, Dern missed weight by seven pounds. Luckily for …

Dominick Cruz is not a fan of seeing fighters gain an advantage due to being over the weight limit. Mackenzie Dern did battle with Amanda Cooper in what should’ve been a strawweight clash. Instead, Dern missed weight by seven pounds. Luckily for her, the bout continued as Cooper agreed to take the fight. Dern had […]

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Report: Yair Rodriguez’ UFC Return Set For Stacked PPV

Once-touted featherweight star Yair Rodriguez is finally set to make his UFC return. A report broke tonight from The Los Angeles Times’ Lance Pugmire (via MMAjunkie) that the No. 11-ranked 145-pound fighter will return to action on August’s stacked UFC 227 pay-per-view from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and it won’t be an […]

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Once-touted featherweight star Yair Rodriguez is finally set to make his UFC return.

A report broke tonight from The Los Angeles Times’ Lance Pugmire (via MMAjunkie) that the No. 11-ranked 145-pound fighter will return to action on August’s stacked UFC 227 pay-per-view from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and it won’t be an easy comeback fight if the report proves true.

“El Pantera” will reportedly return against surging Russian prospect Zabit Magomedsharipov, marking his first match since he was dominated by former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in a one-sided, violent stoppage at UFC 211 last May.

He’ll have no easy task in the 15-1 Magomedsharipov, who won an exciting war with Kyle Bochniak in one of this year’s “Fight of the Year’ contenders at UFC 223. ‘ZaBeast’ has won all three of his UFC bouts and has arguably replaced Rodriguez as featherweight’s most touted rising challenger.

Rodriguez won his first six UFC bouts beginning with The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, and will look to restart a journey back into the top 10 by defeating the lanky, multi-talented Magomedsharipov. Also joining UFC 227 is another reported featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Renato Moicano. If officially confirmed, the two 145-pound match-ups will join a bantamweight title rematch between rivals TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt.

UFC 227 will also supposedly feature a lightweight match between former middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Nate Diaz, as well as a light heavyweight bout between former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and Alexander Gustafsson, but neither fight has been officially announced.

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Bantamweight Prospect Continues To Call Out Dominick Cruz For Summer Showdown

One UFC bantamweight prospect is calling out former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz. Cruz is ready to get back inside of the Octagon after suffering his first loss in over eight years at UFC 207 by losing the title to Cody Garbrandt in a highly-entertaining affair. If you recall, the former champion was expected to return […]

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One UFC bantamweight prospect is calling out former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz.

Cruz is ready to get back inside of the Octagon after suffering his first loss in over eight years at UFC 207 by losing the title to Cody Garbrandt in a highly-entertaining affair.

If you recall, the former champion was expected to return to action last December.

However, that was not meant to be as he was forced out of a UFC 219 showdown with Jimmie Rivera due to a broken arm.

That prospect is Aljamain Sterling, who had an impressive performance in his latest bout under the UFC banner inside the Octagon.

Sterling recently took to his official Twitter account to make it clear that he’ll be back in the Octagon sooner than later and has a certain opponent in mind for his next bout.

Sterling is fresh off a unanimous decision against former Cage Warriors and Titan Fighting Championships bantamweight champion Brett Johns at last weekend’s (Saturday, April 21, 2018) UFC Atlantic City event at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The bout aired on FOX Sports 1 as part of the prelims.

Sterling has now gone 3-3 after a 12-0 start to his pro-MMA career. If you recall, following his latest win, he called out Cruz.

In that recent Twitter post, the prospect wrote the following:

“Hey @DominickCruz, you wanna meet up inside the octagon? Since you have seniority, you can pick the date big dawg! #July6, #July7, #July28, or #Aug4? Sincerely, #TheBestGrapplerInTheDivision!”

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TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt II Reportedly Finalized For UFC 227

A blockbuster bantamweight rematch has reportedly been finalized for this summer. News broke tonight (Wed., April 4, 2018) from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that the UFC has supposedly booked TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt II for August 4’s UFC 227 from The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The fight is expected to be officially announced […]

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A blockbuster bantamweight rematch has reportedly been finalized for this summer.

News broke tonight (Wed., April 4, 2018) from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that the UFC has supposedly booked TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt II for August 4’s UFC 227 from The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The fight is expected to be officially announced in the coming days.

Current champion Dillashaw recently won the title back from Garbrandt in the co-main event of last November’s UFC 217 after the archrivals served as coaches of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). The Denver, Colorado-based ‘Viper’ won the title by knocking out then-pound-for-pound great Renan Barao at UFC 173, defending it twice before losing it to Dominick Cruz via controversial split decision in January 2016.

‘No Love’ then won the title from Cruz in turn at UFC 207, paving the clear path for a rivalry with pre-installed beef from their days as Team Alpha Male teammates and training partners, where Dillashaw left for Denver alongside former TAM head coach Duane Ludwig. The bad blood resulted in a great back-and-forth bout at UFC 207, with ‘No Love’ rocking Dillashaw in the first round and Dillashaw winning the fight with an earth-shattering punch in the second.

Dillashaw had long been rumored to be headed for a super fight with dominant UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, but that fight is apparently off for now, and the bantamweight division’s most awaited rematch sits in its place.

Was this the right fight to make at 135 pounds?

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