Dominick Cruz News
UFC CEO Dana White reacts to Dominick Cruz’s retirement announcement
Harry Kettle - February 9, 2025
Dominick Cruz announces retirement after latest injury: "I gave everything I had"
Cole Shelton - February 6, 2025
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has announced his retirement from MMA. Cruz was supposed to fight Rob Font in the co-main event of UFC Seattle. However, it was revealed he suffered an injury on Wednesday which forced him out of the bout.
Dominick Cruz out of UFC Seattle co-main event fight against Rob Font
Cole Shelton - February 5, 2025
Dominick Cruz is out of his UFC Seattle co-main event against Rob Font. Cruz was supposed to have his retirement fight against Font in an intriguing bantamweight bout. However, on Wednesday, Cageside Press reported that Cruz suffered an injury and is out of his fight against Font. Following the report, BJPENN.com was able to confirm with sources close to the situation that Cruz did indeed suffer an injury which forced him to withdraw from the contest.
Rob Font expects the best version of Dominick Cruz at UFC Seattle
Harry Kettle - January 22, 2025
UFC fighter Rob Font has said he expects to see the best version of Dominick Cruz when they collide at UFC Seattle. On February 22, Dominick Cruz will make the walk to the Octagon for the last time in his career. Following on from an iconic run, he is set to collide with Rob Font in what will serve as his last ever mixed martial arts contest.
Dominick Cruz alleges Henry Cejudo turned down rematch for UFC Seattle: "He won't take that fight"
Josh Evanoff - January 14, 2025
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz badly wanted his last fight to be against Henry Cejudo. ‘The Dominator’ recently signed a deal to return to the octagon in the co-main event of UFC Seattle next month. Back for the first time since a knockout loss to Marlon Vera in late 2022, Dominick Cruz will meet Rob Font. For his part, the latter was last seen in the cage in October, scoring a unanimous decision win over Kyler Phillips.
Henry Cejudo seemingly approves future rematch with Dominick Cruz: "Let's make it happen!"
Josh Evanoff - November 21, 2024
Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo is down to face Dominick Cruz again. ‘Triple C’ hasn’t been seen in the cage since a showdown with Merab Dvalishvili in February. There, Henry Cejudo was handed his second straight loss by ‘The Machine’, this time losing by unanimous decision. Last May, the former champion ended his three-year retirement, suffering a defeat against Aljamain Sterling.
Dominick Cruz unloads on "work mule" Ali Abdelaziz: "That’s what makes you weak"
Cole Shelton - November 18, 2024
Dominick Cruz has taken aim at MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz. Cruz announced he would be having one more fight, and commentator Jon Anik suggested he should rematch Henry Cejudo. Abdelaziz, who manages Cejudo, took to social media to claim it was an easy fight which Cruz didn’t take kindly to, as he had a heated back-and-forth
Dominick Cruz prepared for one last rodeo in UFC: 'I’m ready to walk into the fire again and see what life and death really looks like'
Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 18, 2024
Dominick Cruz feels he’s prepared for “one last dance.” Cruz is a former two-time UFC bantamweight champion. He has certainly carved out his legacy at 135 pounds. Cruz remains competitive, but as he draws closer to the age of 40, he understands that not everything lasts forever.
Dominick Cruz reveals list of potential opponents for final UFC fights: "I want to put on a good show"
Josh Evanoff - October 17, 2024
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is ready for his final fights. ‘The Dominator’ hasn’t been seen in the cage in over two years now. Dominick Cruz last fought in San Diego in August 2022, facing former UFC title challenger Marlon Vera. Despite some early success from the former champion, ‘Chito’ wound up scoring a brutal fourth-round knockout victory. In the process, snapping Cruz’s two-fight winning streak.
Dominick Cruz calls for rematch with Henry Cejudo: “Face a better version of me”
Cole Shelton - June 10, 2024
Dominick Cruz is campaigning for a rematch with Henry Cejudo. Cruz and Cejudo fought back in May, 2020 at UFC 249 as ‘Triple C’ was looking to defend his bantamweight title for the first time. It was also the first time Cruz had fought in three-and-a-half years. In the end, it was Cejudo who won by second-round TKO.
Dominick Cruz claims he’s a “nightmare” matchup for Jose Aldo: “He’s not going to renegotiate”
Harry Kettle - May 15, 2024
UFC star Dominick Cruz believes that he is a nightmare matchup for Jose Aldo as talk of a superfight between them continues. For the longest time now, fight fans have wondered what would happen if Dominick Cruz battled Jose Aldo. The two men were pioneers in their respective divisions, and they were dominant champions.
Dominick Cruz reveals the two names he's targeting for his 2024 comeback: "I know I can do well"
Josh Evanoff - April 29, 2024
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz wants to avenge a few losses. ‘The Dominator’ is in a weird stage of his career. While the former UFC bantamweight titleholder hasn’t retired from fighting, he’s also been quiet on a return for quite a while. Dominick Cruz last competed in August 2022, facing Marlon Vera. Despite some early success against ‘Chito’, the former champion wound up being knocked out in the fourth round.
Jose Aldo reveals Dominick Cruz was originally set to be his return opponent at UFC 301
Cole Shelton - April 24, 2024
Jose Aldo was originally supposed to fight Dominick Cruz at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 4. It was announced that Aldo will be returning to the Octagon and fighting at UFC 301 and will be taking on Jonathan Martinez. Although Martinez is a tough test for the former champ, Aldo revealed to Sportsnet’s Aaron Bronsteter, that the original plan was for him to fight Cruz but the former champ had an injury in camp.
Payton Talbott expresses interest in fighting Dominick Cruz following UFC Vegas 89
Harry Kettle - March 25, 2024
UFC bantamweight Payton Talbott has expressed an interest in taking on Dominick Cruz in his next fight. Last weekend, Payton Talbott really announced himself to the rest of the bantamweight division. He went head to head with Cameron Saaiman and, in more ways than one, he outclassed him. It was a really strong performance from the unbeaten sensation and now, he’s ready to try and make a splash in the top 15.
Chris Curtis slams Dominick Cruz for his “stupid f**king commentary” at UFC 297
Cole Shelton - January 23, 2024
Chris Curtis has taken aim at Dominick Cruz over his commentary at UFC 297. On the main card of the pay-per-view card from Toronto on Saturday, Curtis was taking on Marc-Andre Barriault, in what on paper looked to be a fan-friendly fight. However, at times, the fight didn’t live up to expectations and the fans booed, which Curtis didn’t understand.
Dominick Cruz recounts the marketing advice he received from Conor McGregor: “Those are moments in time I look back at”
Susan Cox - January 15, 2024
Dominick Cruz is recounting the marketing advice he received from Conor McGregor. Cruz (24-4 MMA) last fought and was defeated by Marlon Vera (23-8 MMA) in a bantamweight bout in August of 2022.
Cody Garbrandt rejects potential Dominick Cruz rematch: "What else am I supposed to do with the guy?"
Josh Evanoff - December 27, 2023
Former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt isn’t very interested in facing Dominick Cruz again. ‘No Love’ is fresh off his return earlier this month at UFC 296. Facing off against Brian Kelleher, the former champion scored a first-round knockout victory. The win was Cody Garbrandt’s second in a row, helping him get back on track after a failed flyweight move in late 2021.
Dominick Cruz reacts to Sean O’Malley dethroning Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292: “O'Malley is as good as everyone wants him to be”
Susan Cox - August 31, 2023
Dominick Cruz is reacting to Sean O’Malley dethroning Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292. It was Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA) vs Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA) in the main event on Saturday, August 19th at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The result was a knockout loss for Sterling at 0:51 of round 2. ‘Suga’ was crowned the new bantamweight champion in perhaps what was the best performance of his career.
Dominick Cruz expresses concern over Stipe Miocic’s training regiment: “You’re not fighting a fire, you’re fighting Jon Jones”
Harry Kettle - July 12, 2023
Dominick Cruz has questioned the training of Stipe Miocic ahead of his UFC 295 clash with Jon Jones later this year. As announced earlier this month, Stipe Miocic is set to return to the Octagon this November when he challenges Jon Jones for the UFC heavyweight championship. We haven’t seen Stipe in almost three years, dating back to his knockout defeat at the hands of Francis Ngannou in March 2021.