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Dominick Cruz Destroys TJ Dillashaw’s GOAT Claim

Dominick Cruz shot down TJ Dillashaw’s GOAT claim at UFC 227.

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Following his first-round victory of rival Cody Garbrandt at last weekend’s UFC 227 – his second consecutive stoppage over “No Love” – bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw proclaimed he is the best 135-pound talent to ever compete in the UFC.

There’s at least one man who vehemently disagrees with that, however, and that’s the man who ended “The Viper’s” initial title reign.

Decorated former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz detailed his view on the subject during an appearance on today’s “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show,” noting that the simple fact he had beaten Dillashaw (even by split decision) meant the current champ was not the best bantamweight of all-time:

“The problem is, I beat him already. You can’t be the best unless you beat the guy that beat you. It’s just common sense. Everybody in the world knows that, including him.”

With his resumé building rapidly as he puts down one top contender after another, there’s no doubt that “The Viper” is one of the best 135-pound fighters in MMA history.

But he’s only defended the title once during his current reign, and Cruz did so five times in the WEC/UFC. With flyweight champion Henry Cejudo campaigning to fight Dillashaw, Cruz said the fact he has the most title defenses in division history is why he deserves the next title shot:

“I know I deserve that title shot,” said Cruz, “because I defended that title more times than anyone in the history of the division.”

Like that of Dillashaw, it’s not Cruz’ illustrious record keeping him from getting a title fight, it’s the never-ending injuries that have kept him from fighting with any degree of consistency over the last several years. He’s currently dealing with an almost two-year layoff since his decision loss to Garbrandt right now.

Recovering from plantar fascia tendinitis and a broken arm, Cruz says he’s now healed and ready to return this autumn. When he does, he believes he’s the only man capable of defeating Dillashaw:

“I feel 100 percent,” he said. “My body’s feeling good.

“It’s good that he’s hyping himself up to think that. It is. That’s what you’re supposed to be thinking,” Cruz said. “But I’m still right here, very relevant, regardless of the multiple injuries that I’ve had in my career. I think everybody in the world knows that I’m still extremely relevant, probably the only guy who will beat him in this division.”

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Henry Cejudo Promises To Knock TJ Dillashaw Out

Henry Cejudo claims he’s going to knock TJ Dillashaw out.

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Newly-crowned UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo made history when he ended Demetrious Johnson’s record-setting streak of title defenses in the co-main event of last Saturday night’s (August 4, 2018) UFC 227 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

But only two days after the shocking changing of the guard, “The Messenger” already has his sights on making history of a different kind.

Cejudo took the opportunity in the moments after his victory over “Mighty Mouse” to call out the winner of UFC 227’s main event between TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt (which Dillashaw eventually won by first-round TKO), and he’s sticking to that bold path to improve his scope of attention.

Speaking about his fighting future on today’s edition of “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show,” Cejudo went so far as to even predict he would knock out decorated 135-pound champion Dillashaw before saying it was simply time to get the fight signed:

“I want the challenge, I’ll go up. I will knock TJ Dillashaw out,” Cejudo said. “We can do it at 125 pounds, but I prefer it at 135 pounds because I want his belt. I know I’ll knock him out, that’s all there is to it.

“At 135, I feel really good for that weight class. I’ll fill in naturally to 135 pounds. My whole thing is making history. I would love to fight TJ. I hope he accepts my offer to fight at 125 or 135 pounds. Enough talk, let’s get to signing.”

Dana White did admit he liked when fighters were willing to step outside of their division and fight anyone at any time after Cejudo’s big win at UFC 227. Yet conventional wisdom still states that “Mighty Mouse,” who defended his flyweight title a record 11 times, is more deserving of an immediate rematch than any other former champion in UFC history, especially considering many have received that with a far, far less impressive record.

Cejudo believes Johnson definitely deserves an immediate rematch based on that logic, but based on where he believes the flyweight division is headed, perhaps “Mighty Mouse” should be out of the picture for the time being:

“I would agree when it comes to the statistics, but at the same time, I know what the UFC is trying to create,” Cejudo said. “It’s good for our weight class to start new storylines. I think just for the sake of our weight class, I think it would be good to see somebody else for now instead of Demetrious Johnson.”

Whether the division wants to see “Mighty Mouse” right now or not will depend on how significant his injuries from UFC 227 are, and at first glance they appear at least somewhat serious. That in and of itself could open a path for Cejudo to get the champion vs. champion superfight he wants against Dillashaw.

Is it the right call to make for both of the lower weight divisions?

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Henry Cejudo Has Potential To Be An All-Time MMA Great

One of the biggest upsets in UFC history took place this past Saturday at UFC 227 when Henry Cejudo ended Demetrious Johnson’s five-year reign as the UFC flyweight champion with a narrow, split decision win to take the title and dethrone the cham…

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Dana White Addresses Nate Diaz’ Confusing Situation

Dana White is still trying to solve the mystery that is Nate Diaz.

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Nate Diaz is supposedly coming back, but Dana White still can’t unwrap the mystery that is the Stockton bad boy.

During the UFC’s 25th Anniversary press conference last Friday (Aug 3, 2018) Diaz, 33, offered some insight as to why he been inactive these last two years.

Diaz claimed that his inactivity was due to a lawsuit that has since been settled last May. The Stockton native was adamant that White was aware of his situation and Diaz was none too happy about the narrative White had been spinning in his absence.

Diaz was pushed to his breaking point when White rolled out the promotional video for the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor lightweight championship main event for UFC 229. Just 10 seconds into the promo, Diaz had already split, but he wasn’t done talking just yet. Speaking to media members just outside the press conference venue Diaz would go off on White and the UFC.

White has been dealing with the Diaz brothers for nearly a decade, and according to the boss it hasn’t gotten any easier over time. He touched on the topic at the UFC 227 post-fight press conference:

“You tell me if everything’s alright with Diaz,” White said. “If you can decipher that code, call me tomorrow and let me know.”
When asked whether he’d spoken to Diaz, White said, “What would we talk about? His lawsuit? I don’t know what he’s talking about”.

Being that UFC 227 was in Los Angeles in the same state as Diaz’ native Stockton, Diaz was expected to be in attendance for the night of fights. But as White explains, things may not always play out according to plan when it involves Diaz:

“Was he at the fight tonight?” White asked. “He asked for tickets, and then we called and said, ‘You’re coming, right?’ He said, ‘Yeah, I’m coming.’ I guess he didn’t come.”

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Six Biggest Takeaways From UFC 227

History was made at UFC 227. Check out our biggest takeaways here.

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The UFC put on a second consecutive barnburner of an event in as many weeks with last night’s (Sat., August 4, 2018) highly entertaining UFC 227 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Just like last week’s UFC on FOX 30 from Calgary, Alberta, UFC 227’s top two bouts delivered some huge drama in the co-main event and a huge TKO in the headliner.

The main storyline of UFC 227 was, of course, the shocking ending of longtime UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson’s historic run when he lost a close decision to Henry Cejudo, a result that is still being debated over now. Not to be outdone, bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw scored a second straight TKO over Team Alpha Male rival Cody Garbrandt, ranking him up amongst the best bantamweight fighters of all-time.

So while UFC 227 may not bring in monstrous pay-per-view sales just like UFC on FOX 30 brought record-low ratings, it was an amazing event thanks to the top two title fights and a host of other performances elsewhere up and down the card. Check out our six biggest takeaways from the event here:

Demetrious Johnson Deserves An Immediate Rematch

After Cejudo outlasted “Mighty Mouse” via close split decision, he took advantage of the moment and called out the winner of the Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt main event to come, citing that he would do what Johnson never wanted to and move up in weight for a champ vs. champ super fight.

There’s no denying the timing and excitement of such a callout in the current era of entertainment-focused super fights in MMA, and it’s refreshing to see more rising stars like “The Messenger” call out their shots. However, with immediate championship rematches having been handed out for far less than Johnson’s 11-fight string of title defenses, there’s simply not another fighter who has ever deserved one more than “Mighty Mouse.”

And it’s not like Cejudo dominated Johnson and stopped the fight – he won a split decision that many feel should have gone to the former champion.

Johnson has some serious injuries to heal up from that may postpone the fight, yet Dillashaw didn’t seem to think that Cejudo was really deserving of a 135-pound title shot.

He’s right. Cejudo should rematch “Mighty Mouse” when the all-time great former champ is ready to return.

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Dana White Shoots Down the Idea of Many More ‘Super Fights’ Beyond Cyborg vs. Nunes

UFC president Dana White isn’t trying to book too many ‘super fights’ no matter how many champions want to jump around to new divisions to face other champions. On Saturday night in Los Angeles at UFC 227, Olympic gold medalist Henry …

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