Former two-time undisputed bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz will enter the Octagon for the primary time in additional than two-years subsequent month, making a return within the co-headliner of UFC Seattle, as he takes on perennial contender, Rob Font.
Cruz, who has fallen from the top-15 rankings at bantamweight amid inactivity, has been sidelined since he took foremost occasion honors in a title-eliminator in opposition to Ecuadorian star, Marlon Vera at UFC San Diego again in 2022, struggling a thunderous fourth spherical high-kick knockout loss.
As for his incoming opponent, Font, the quantity 9 ranked contender snapped his two-fight dropping skid at UFC Vegas 99 again in October, delivering a unanimous determination victory in opposition to Kyler Philips.
Dominick Cruz books return in opposition to Rob Font in UFC Seattle co-headliner
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Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo will battle Tune Yadong in the principle occasion of UFC Battle Evening on Feb. 22 in Seattle, UFC Chief Enterprise Officer Hunter Campbell tells ESPN. Rob Font will battle former champ Dominick Cruz within the co-main. Cruz’s first battle in over two years.”
Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo will battle Tune Yadong in the principle occasion of UFC Battle Evening on Feb. 22 in Seattle, UFC Chief Enterprise Officer Hunter Campbell tells ESPN. Rob Font will battle former champ Dominik Cruz within the co-main. Cruz’s first battle in over two years.
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Seeing a two-fight profitable run halted in his knockout loss to Vera, veteran former champion, Cruz had landed a pair of determination wins over Brazilian stalwart, Pedro Munhoz, in addition to promotional alum, Casey Kenney in his return to motion since a 2020 title battle defeat.
Throughout his prolonged run with the UFC, former WEC (World Excessive Cagefighting) champion, Cruz turned in victories over Demetrious Johnson, T.J. Dillashaw, Urijah Faber, and Takeya Mizugaki of be aware.
21-8 as knowledgeable, Tyson Chartier pupil, Font had dropped back-to-back defeats in opposition to each Cory Sandhagen, and former undisputed flyweight kingpin, Devieson Figueiredo earlier than his win over Philips in October of final 12 months.
UFC Battle Evening Seattle is slated to happen on February 22. from the Local weather Pledge Area in Washington, with a bantamweight conflict between former two-weight champion, Henry Cejudo and Chinese language contender, Tune Yadong slated to take foremost occasion honors.
