Tag: Dominick Cruz

Dominick Cruz Joins Jon Anik & Joe Rogan For UFC 210 Broadcast

The three-man booth rolls along and Dominick Cruz is back calling the action. UFC 210 takes place this Saturday night (April 8) inside the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY. Taking center stage in the main event will be a light heavyweight title rematch between champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson. In their first encounter, Cormier […]

The three-man booth rolls along and Dominick Cruz is back calling the action. UFC 210 takes place this Saturday night (April 8) inside the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY. Taking center stage in the main event will be a light heavyweight title rematch between champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson. In their first encounter, Cormier […]

Dominick Cruz Wants The Next Title Shot

Dominick Cruz wants his title back. The former UFC bantamweight champ is coming off of his first loss in nearly a decade when he dropped a unanimous decision to Cody Garbrandt in the co-main event of UFC 207 live on pay-per-view (PPV). ‘The Dominator’s’ 13-fight win streak was snapped after the lopsided defeat, but Cruz’s

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Dominick Cruz wants his title back.

The former UFC bantamweight champ is coming off of his first loss in nearly a decade when he dropped a unanimous decision to Cody Garbrandt in the co-main event of UFC 207 live on pay-per-view (PPV). ‘The Dominator’s’ 13-fight win streak was snapped after the lopsided defeat, but Cruz’s confidence remained intact.

Cruz’s longtime head coach at Alliance MMA, Eric Del Fierro, says the former champ is doing well after the loss, and is focusing on getting back to 100 percent before he steps back into the Octagon (quotes via MMA Junkie):

“Whomever’s got the belt, that’s who (Cruz) wants next. Dominick is good,” said Del Fierro. “You guys have seen him around – he stays positive, he does his thing. Right now, he’s just taking care of his body. He’s training – not 100 percent, full time – but he’s here training and just kind of letting his body heal.

“With that plantar fasciitis, that seems to be the one of the most complicated injuries he’s ever had, and I say that because anybody that’s had that injury, or that condition, it just doesn’t go away. And the only thing that really helps it is rest.”

Del Fierro went on to praise Garbrandt for him composure inside of the Octagon, and believes that ‘No Love’ has not yet shown the world everything he has stored up in his arsenal:

“I think Cody’s slick,” Del Fierro said. “He’s slick, and I think what he showed is a lot of composure. I think he’s got a lot more that he hasn’t shown. Rematches are always difficult, and teammates fighting teammates is a whole different level of mental battle, so the question is who can put it aside more than the other and I would kind of give that edge to Cody – but I don’t know.”

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T.J Dillashaw: ‘Cody Garbrandt is an Idiot and Urijah Faber is His Daddy’

UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former team member and (ex-bantamweight champion) T.J. Dillashaw have a lot of beef. And as anyone who has as even a little interest in combat sports will tell you: beef sells. Cody Garbrandt and T.J Dillashaw will get to address said beef and don their 4-ounces gloves when they […]

UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former team member and (ex-bantamweight champion) T.J. Dillashaw have a lot of beef. And as anyone who has as even a little interest in combat sports will tell you: beef sells. Cody Garbrandt and T.J Dillashaw will get to address said beef and don their 4-ounces gloves when they […]

Cody Garbrandt Reveals Why TJ Dillashaw Is Worse Than Dominick Cruz

UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt shocked the MMA universe with how easily he handled longtime former champ Dominick Cruz in a decisive victory in the co-main event of December’s UFC 207. Immediately after guard-changing win, “No Love” was quick to voice a desire to fight Cruz, who hadn’t lost in 10 years, in an immediate rematch. Alas,

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UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt shocked the MMA universe with how easily he handled longtime former champ Dominick Cruz in a decisive victory in the co-main event of December’s UFC 207.

Immediately after guard-changing win, “No Love” was quick to voice a desire to fight Cruz, who hadn’t lost in 10 years, in an immediate rematch. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be, however, as Garbrandt was unveiled to be facing TJ Dillashaw this summer after the two former teammates square off as opposing coaches on the 25th season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF).

Garbrandt recently addressed the scenario to MMA Junkie, revealing that Cruz, whose heart he questioned by calling ‘broken,’ was offered the fight only to turn it down:

“He turned it down. He said he’d wait.”

Perhaps Cruz needed time off to heal, or perhaps he needed it to devise a new gameplan to deal with the confusing, cocksure style the new champ brings. Cruz responded, stating he had no problem waiting for Garbrandt and Dillashaw to settle their intra-squad feud:

“T.J. wants next, and I have no problem with that. The guy’s very good himself. We’ve had our exchange of words, and I wouldn’t take back one thing that I’ve said about anybody in the division.”

But while Cruz may be in approval of Dillashaw, who dominated previously rising knockout artist John Lineker at the same event the belt shifted to “No Love,” Garbrandt himself won’t be that nice. He said he’s ready and willing to fight his old Alpha Male teammate, who he believes isn’t best human being after his highly-publicized, messy split with the squad.

The new bantamweight boss then took it to the next level, revealing his simple thought process on why “The Viper” is just a more vanilla version of the respected opponent he just beat handily:

“I’ve very content with fighting T.J. I’m happy to fight T.J. I want to fight T.J. He’s is not a good person. He’s not a good person, and he’s kind of a generic version of Dominick Cruz.”

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Dominick Cruz Discusses His Loss to Cody Garbrandt at UFC 207

Cruz appeared on the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, where he discussed his upset loss to Cody Garbrandt at UFC 207 Prior to the defeat to “No Love”, Cruz had not been beaten since his guillotine loss to Garbrandt’s Alpha Male Gym partner Urijah Faber in 2007. When asked what his thoughts were on […]

Cruz appeared on the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, where he discussed his upset loss to Cody Garbrandt at UFC 207 Prior to the defeat to “No Love”, Cruz had not been beaten since his guillotine loss to Garbrandt’s Alpha Male Gym partner Urijah Faber in 2007. When asked what his thoughts were on […]

Cody Garbrandt: ‘I Truly Don’t Think Dominick Cruz Will be The Same’

Cody Garbrandt feels the damage has been done. Garbrandt met Dominick Cruz in an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title bout back in Dec. 2016. “No Love” defeated “The Dominator” in a unanimous decision win. It was considered by many to be a star-making performance from Garbrandt. Cruz hadn’t lost a professional mixed martial arts […]

Cody Garbrandt feels the damage has been done. Garbrandt met Dominick Cruz in an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title bout back in Dec. 2016. “No Love” defeated “The Dominator” in a unanimous decision win. It was considered by many to be a star-making performance from Garbrandt. Cruz hadn’t lost a professional mixed martial arts […]