Dominick Cruz News

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Earlier this month the UFC announced that a trilogy bout between Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber would take place in the co-main event of UFC 199 in June. Faber won the pair’s first meeting under the WEC banner back in 2007, however it was Cruz who got the nod in 2011 to retain the UFC’s bantamweight championship.

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!

bjpenndotcom - February 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/LCtJYeZxdCQ Not everyone goes out to fancy dinners and drop big bucks on flowers and chocolates for V-day. Watch Diego Sanchez show you what he was up to yesterday and the bantamweight champion hanging out with his dog.

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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