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Dominick Cruz Feels He’s Earned Right to Fight For UFC Title Again

If Dominick Cruz has his way, then his next fight will be for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title. “The Dominator” was stunned by Cody Garbrandt back in Dec. 2016. Cruz lost his 135-pound gold via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 207. Cruz decided not to take an immediate rematch, so […]

Cruz: Dillashaw Will Lose Because Of Team Alpha Male Drama

Cody Garbrandt is set to defend the UFC bantamweight title for the first time against former champion TJ Dillashaw at UFC 213 on July 8th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Former champion Dominick Cruz is keeping his eye on the fight from the sidelines as he likely face the winner of the fight. The history between

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The history between Dillashaw and Team Alpha Male has been well documented, but it has also made it easy to create a narrative leading up to fight night. The fact that the two sides are filmed on TUF 25 adds to it and draws interest. According to Cruz, Dillashaw’s beef with his former team could be mentally draining and be his downfall come fight night.

“I think stylistically, TJ has the technique and the tools to beat a guy like Cody,” Cruz said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour (via MMA Fighting). “He kicks fluently, he mixes his punches and kicks. Cody has the edge in the power in the pocket, but TJ can make up the pocket work with kicks, movement, and angles, and he’s kicking a little bit more than I did against Cody, so I think that will play to his advantage. But as for the mental game, I think the fact that TJ is facing that whole camp, not just Cody Garbrandt, I think that’s really wearing on TJ. I think it’s going to keep wearing on him. I think the mental is what gets him beat against Cody.”

It’s well known that Dillashaw left Team Alpha Male to train full-time with Duane Ludwig in Colorado, which made his ex-teammates upset and called him out by saying that he is a “snake in the grass” as Conor McGregor had previously put it. Cruz blames the team’s founder, Urijah Faber, for the situation.

“It hurt his ego that his guy would go somewhere else and train with somebody that TJ thinks is better than Faber, and it hurt him that Ludwig was getting all this shine while he was at Faber’s camp, because that’s Faber’s camp. So that all being said, TJ isn’t just fighting Cody,” Cruz said. “He’s fighting that entire camp. He’s fighting Danny Castillo. He’s fighting Faber. He’s fighting Cody. He’s fighting all his old coaches. He’s fighting all his old friends and family members.”

“I think that mental strain and the loneliness that he’s feeling on that show and over this period of time is wearing on him, and I think that the mental aspects of that are what gets him beat against Cody, not the technical aspects that TJ has.”

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Dominick Cruz Says The Mental Game Will be Too Much For T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 213

Dominick Cruz doesn’t believe T.J. Dillashaw can overcome the mental anguish that comes with his Team Alpha Male (TAM) feud. Dillashaw is set to compete against Cody Garbrandt for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title on July 8. The two will meet inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the […]

Coach: Dominick Cruz Is in Peak Form, Wants Winner Of Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz wants one thing and one thing only, which is an instant title shot against the winner of the bantamweight championship bout between Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 213. The former champion has a history with both men as he beat Dillashaw via split decision at UFC Fight

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Eric Del Fierro, the head trainer of Alliance MMA, stated in a recent interview that Cruz fought injured in both bouts but offered no excuses. Del Fierro is also picking Garbrandt to retain the title against Dillashaw.

“Dominick beat TJ Dillashaw when he had planter fasciitis but lost to Cody,” Del Fierro told Abhinav Kini of IBTimes UK. Dominick took the fight knowing the condition his body was in and has no regrets. Cody just had a better fight that night. There is no timeline and nothing is set in stone,” Del Fierro said of a potential rematch against Garbrandt or Dillashaw. “Dominick wants to fight either guy, whoever holds the title. I think Cody will win, but we’ll have to wait and see what happens.”

Del Fierro went onto to say that his star athlete is in peak form as well as has learned to train smarter due to recurring injuries.

“Dominick is doing great and keeping busy,” he said. “He is more mature and has a better understanding of himself, which lets him train smarter. He is in peak form, and his best is yet to come.”

Cruz has beaten the best of the best and is widely respected as possibly the best bantamweight champion of all time. He is likely to return in the fall to face the winner of Garbrandt vs. Dillashaw.

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Dominick Cruz Says 135 Pounds Would Be ‘Very Difficult’ For Mighty Mouse

Dominick Cruz doesn’t think Demetrious Johnson would have the same amount of success if he were to move up to 135 pounds. Johnson made history this past weekend (Sat. April 15, 2017) when he defeated Wilson Reis in the main event of UFC on FOX 24 to tie Anderson Silva’s title defense record at 10.

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Dominick Cruz doesn’t think Demetrious Johnson would have the same amount of success if he were to move up to 135 pounds.

Johnson made history this past weekend (Sat. April 15, 2017) when he defeated Wilson Reis in the main event of UFC on FOX 24 to tie Anderson Silva’s title defense record at 10. With one more win ‘Mighty Mouse’ will become the most dominant champion in promotion history, and takes one step closer to becoming the greatest of all time.

The flyweight king has not lost inside the Octagon since making the cut down to 125 pounds to take part in the weight class’ inaugural tournament to determine the first ever champ. His last defeat in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition actually came against Cruz in 2011 when he challenged for the 135-pound title.

During the UFC on FOX 24 post-fight show, Cruz explained why it would be difficult for Johnson to move back up to bantamweight following his tremendous run at 125 (quotes via FOX Sports):

“At 125 [pounds], I can’t see too many people [challenging him],” Cruz said. “At featherweight, everybody at the top five is hard, everybody at 135 [pounds] in the top five is hard to beat, especially for somebody that small. I mean I fought him and the size difference is a problem. If I move up to 145 or 155, size is a problem.

“So that is a big deal in these fights, especially when you’re our size from 145 and down, weight matters. I think it’d be very difficult.”

While Cruz does admit that ‘Mighty Mouse’ would ‘absolutely’ be great competition in a return to 135 pounds, he believes that it will be too tall a task for the flyweight king to challenge the likes of himself, TJ Dillashaw, and the heavy-handed champion Cody Garbrandt. A move up to bantamweight seems unlikely in the near future, however, as Johnson seems to be completely focused on achieving history with his next title defense.

Johnson has said that he will move up to 135 pounds if the UFC comes at him with the right offer – that offer being $1 million.

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Dominick Cruz Talks Jon Jones Watching UFC 210: ‘It’s Such a Restricting Feeling’

Jon Jones isn’t eligible to compete yet and Dominick Cruz believes that fact ate at him a bit this past Saturday night (April 8). After his successful Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title defense, Daniel Cormier verbally laced into Jimi Manuwa and Jones. The 205-pound champion poked fun at Jones’ ineligibility due to a […]