Dominick Cruz out 6-8 Weeks, Has No Opponent in Mind for When He Returns

Eric Del Fierro, head coach of the Alliance Training Center, appeared on MMAFighting.com’s The MMA Hour to discuss his star pupil, Dominick Cruz. For those who somehow missed it, Cruz withdrew from his UFC 169 bantamweight title unification bout with interim champ Renan Barao and was therefore forced to vacate the bantamweight belt.  First thing’s […]

Eric Del Fierro, head coach of the Alliance Training Center, appeared on MMAFighting.com’s The MMA Hour to discuss his star pupil, Dominick Cruz. For those who somehow missed it, Cruz withdrew from his UFC 169 bantamweight title unification bout with interim champ Renan Barao and was therefore forced to vacate the bantamweight belt.  First thing’s […]

What Is the Best Course of Action for Dominick Cruz Upon His UFC Return?

Whether or not you’re a fan of Dominick Cruz is not the question here. After all that he has gone through, one has to feel for the former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion. He had fought consistently and successfully throughout the first six years of his career. Due to injuries, he has been relegated to […]

Whether or not you’re a fan of Dominick Cruz is not the question here. After all that he has gone through, one has to feel for the former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion. He had fought consistently and successfully throughout the first six years of his career. Due to injuries, he has been relegated to […]

Dominick Cruz: The Unluckiest Person in Sports

The past few weeks, I’d been planning a trip to San Diego to spend a few days with the now-former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. I wanted to do a longer story on the final days of Cruz’s training camp as he prepared to return from a very long layoff against Renan Barao, the man […]

The past few weeks, I’d been planning a trip to San Diego to spend a few days with the now-former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. I wanted to do a longer story on the final days of Cruz’s training camp as he prepared to return from a very long layoff against Renan Barao, the man […]

UFC 169: Injury Has Rivals Dominick Cruz, Urijah Faber Both Facing Long Odds

It must needle Dominick Cruz to know the latest episode in his seemingly endless, excruciating series of injury setbacks opened another door for Urijah Faber. Anyone who has followed MMA’s lightest weight classes long enough to have seen either of their past meetings (in the WEC in 2007 and UFC in 2011) knows that Cruz […]

It must needle Dominick Cruz to know the latest episode in his seemingly endless, excruciating series of injury setbacks opened another door for Urijah Faber. Anyone who has followed MMA’s lightest weight classes long enough to have seen either of their past meetings (in the WEC in 2007 and UFC in 2011) knows that Cruz […]

Dominick Cruz out of UFC 169, Vacates Title; Urijah Faber to Challenge Barao

Dominick Cruz suffered a groin tear that forced him out of his UFC 169 title fight against Renan Barao.  In Cruz’s place, Team Alpha Male product Urijah Faber will challenge Barao on the Feb. 1 card, according to MMAFighting.com.  The UFC’s official Twitter account teased the news: Cruz—who has not fought since October 2011 due […]

Dominick Cruz suffered a groin tear that forced him out of his UFC 169 title fight against Renan Barao.  In Cruz’s place, Team Alpha Male product Urijah Faber will challenge Barao on the Feb. 1 card, according to MMAFighting.com.  The UFC’s official Twitter account teased the news: Cruz—who has not fought since October 2011 due […]

Dominick Cruz vs. Renan Barao Will Now Headline UFC 169

The UFC has announced the champion vs. champion bout between Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao. They will headline UFC 169, while Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight crown against Ricardo Lamas in the co-main event. When the two fights were announced for the same event, many assumed it would be the 145lbs title fight which […]

The UFC has announced the champion vs. champion bout between Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao. They will headline UFC 169, while Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight crown against Ricardo Lamas in the co-main event. When the two fights were announced for the same event, many assumed it would be the 145lbs title fight which […]