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Dillashaw wants Cruz next

source | FoxSports.com In a perfect world, Dillashaw would like to face Cruz for his next title defense so they can settle the debate once and for all who is the only true UFC bantamweight champion. “(Dominick Cruz) that’s the biggest fight,” Dillashaw said at the post fight press conference. …

Dillashaw wants Cruz early 2015

source | UFC®.com UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw is currently on the mend after having elbow surgery, but he’s already targeting his showdown with former bantamweight king Dominick Cruz for early 2015. Dillashaw went under the knife recently to repair damage in his elbow, but he was able to remove …

Dominick Cruz injured… again. Urijah Faber steps in.

source | MMAFighting.com Snakebitten UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has been forced to withdraw from his champion vs. champion UFC 169 headlining bout against interim titleholder Renan Barao due to a groin tear, UFC President Dana Whiteannounced on a Monday afternoon edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter. The bout was intended to serve as a long-awaited return to action for Cruz (19-1), …

Dominick Cruz is back!!! Fight Renan Barao at UFC 169

  source | UFC.com Dominant featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his title against second-ranked Ricardo Lamas in the main event. In the night’s co-main event, bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz returns from a two-year injury layoff for a title unification bout against interim champion Renan Barao.  That fight card also features a heavyweight matchup between former champion Frank …

UFC to put time limit on interim belt

  source | MMAFighting.com According to UFC President Dana White, promotion officials are establishing a concrete time limit regarding how long a champion can be sidelined before stripping him or her of the belt. “We have thought about it, and we will do it,” White said on Monday. “We’re probably …