Dominick Cruz News

bjpenndotcom - May 17, 2016

https://youtu.be/4LZrvD2Khlk On June 4th, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their highly anticipated trilogy fight almost exactly 10 years after their rivalry started back in the days of Strikeforce.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Following his impressive first-round TKO victory over the previously undefeated Henry Cejudo at UFC 197, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson stated the he was very interested in doing a “super-fight” with current bantamweight title holder Dominick Cruz. “The Dominator” and “Mighty Mouse” have already fought once under the UFC banner, with Cruz earning a five-round decision victory over Johnnson in October of 2011.

bjpenndotcom - April 26, 2016

Ahead of Dominick Cruz’s UFC 199 title defense against his nemesis, Urijah Faber, Cruz had some choice words for his rival. After TJ Dillashaw left Team Alpha Male last year, things were understandably tense between Faber and Dillashaw given the fact that Faber was Dillashaw’s mentor at one point in time.

bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2016

Back in January, Dominick Cruz returned to the Octagon and defeated TJ Dillashaw to reclaim the UFC bantamweight championship. Immediately following his win over Dillashaw, Cruz found himself being called out by his nemesis, Urijah Faber. The UFC ultimately opted to book Cruz vs. Faber III for UFC 199 on June 4th in Inglewood California. Ahead of that fight things have been tense between Cruz and Faber during media appearances. During an interview with MMAJunkie, Cruz put the bantamweight division on blast for its lack of depth.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

On June 4th, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will step into the Octagon for the third time in the co-main event of UFC 199 for Cruz’s UFC bantamweight championship.

Chris Taylor - March 28, 2016

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was not very pleased when he caught wind that the UFC had booked a trilogy bout between Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz instead of granting him an immediate rematch with “The Dominator”. The former Team Alpha Male fighter, Dillashaw, says despite his recent rivalry with Urijah he will still be rooting for the “California Kid” against newly crowned champion Dominick Cruz at UFC 199.

bjpenndotcom - March 22, 2016

Several years ago Duane ‘Bang’ Ludwig was brought in as the striking coach at Team Alpha Male. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out between Ludwig and TAM owner Urijah Faber. Ludwig left and opened the ‘Bang Muay Thai HQ’ in Broomfield Colorado, and T.J. Dillashaw began spending part of his training camps training with the striking guru. Ultimately, Dillashaw left Team Alpha Male to train with Elevation Fight Team in Colorado, forcing a rift between himself and mentor Urijah Faber.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

After Dominick Cruz returned to the Octagon in January, and defeated T.J. Dillashaw to reclaim the UFC bantamweight championship he never lost, there was much speculation as to whether Dillashaw would be getting an immediate rematch given how close the fight was. After the bantamweight championship was wrapped around Cruz’s waist, it didn’t take long for Urijah Faber to call out his nemesis for a trilogy fight. While there was uncertainty as to whether Dillashaw or Faber would get the title shot against Cruz, the UFC ultimately decided to cash in on the hype of a trilogy fight between Cruz and Faber.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

After Dominick Cruz made his triumphant return to the cage against TJ Dillashaw in December, Urijah Faber immediately called out his nemesis for a trilogy fight. While many wanted to see Cruz have a rematch with TJ Dillashaw given that their fight was called a split decision, the UFC cashed in on the hype of a trilogy bout between Cruz and Faber and booked the two to fight in the co-main event of UFC 199 on June 4th.

bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2016

These guys are 🔥🔥!! @TheDomin8r vs. @UrijahFaber at #UFC199 https://t.co/cZ46F3exfc — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 4, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2016

At the UFC unstoppable press conference on Friday afternoon prior to the UFC 196 weigh-ins, UFC President Dana White revealed that Dominick Cruz will have his rubber match with Urijah Faber in the co-main event of UFC 199. There was much speculation as to who Cruz would defend his bantamweight championship against first after defeating TJ Dillashaw, and we now have our answer!

Russell Ess - February 16, 2016

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has had a long time rivalry with Urijah Faber and he has been getting an absolute kick out of all the drama surrounding Faber’s camp at Team Alpha Male. A fall out between Faber and striking coach Duane Ludwig caused a rift between fighters with the former bantamweight champion Dillashaw leaving Team Alpha Male to join Ludwig at the Elevation Fight Team. Cruz spoke with MMA Junkie on how he sees things looking from the outside at Team Alpha Male.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

In the 5th round of Dominick Cruz’s ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ main event scrap with TJ Dillashaw, Cruz seemed to re-injure his knee. While the MMA world was extremely concerned that Cruz re-tore his ACL, the newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion revealed post-fight that it was a foot injury.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

Dominick Cruz reclaimed the UFC bantamweight championship last month after defeating TJ Dillashaw via split decision at ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’. Immediately after winning the title, Cruz found himself being called out by his nemesis Urijah Faber. While TJ Dillashaw wanted an immediate rematch given how close the fight was, Cruz seems to prefer a trilogy bout with Faber instead.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 2, 2016

https://youtu.be/aVNOUz747Jk Earlier this month Dominick Cruz returned to the Octagon for just his second fight in 4 years.