Former two-time bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz has revealed his slated return at UFC Seattle in opposition to perennial contender, Rob Font will come as his retirement outing in fight sports activities, as he mirrored on his most up-to-date knockout loss to Marlon Vera.
Cruz, a former two-time bantamweight gold holder, is about to co-headline UFC Seattle in March, making a return in a co-main occasion conflict with stalwart challenger, Font — snapping an virtually three-year hiatus from motion.
Most not too long ago headlining UFC Struggle Night time San Diego, Cruz was stopped by former title challenger, Vera with a devastating fourth spherical high-kick knockout, in a bout many have argued he was successful en path to the stoppage.
The defeat snapped a two-fight successful spree for the veteran former WEC (World Excessive Cagefighting) gold holder, who had bested each Pedro Munhoz, and promotional veteran, Casey Kenney throughout that run.
Dominick Cruz confirms plan to retire after UFC Seattle return battle
And booked to tackle Font in two months time in D.C., Dominick Cruz confirmed he’ll seemingly name time on his storied profession in fight sports activities following the matchup.
For me, it’s,” Dominick Cruz stated when requested if UFC Seattle would come as his last battle throughout an interview with ESPN. “(It’s) not due to my mentality, not due to my ability set. Yeah, I misplaced my final battle, however I used to be in that battle each minute of the battle. After I obtained completed, I used to be going for the kill, which obtained me harm. It wasn’t a type of conditions the place I used to be bowing out of the battle.
“It was that I used to be within the battle attempting to kill the man, and I harm myself, and that led to the end ultimately. I checked out that battle. I am going, ‘OK, don’t be too harsh on your self. That is a part of the sport. You get hit. You get caught. This stuff occur.’
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“But I was in the fight,” Dominick Cruz defined. “I wasn’t slower. I wasn’t looking behind a step. I wasn’t not choosing the good techniques. Those are all things I add to my mindset before moving into this last nine months as well. The skills are still there. It’s just a matter of all the injuries and stuff. Can I keep them together to get through the camp? The camp is the hard part. We all know that. It’s not really the fight.”
