Dominick Cruz
American mixed martial artist (born 1985)
多米尼克·克鲁兹 · ドミニク・クルーズ · 도미닉 크루즈
- Born
- 9 March 1985, San Diego
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- mixed martial arts
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter, sports analyst
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 61 kg (134 lb)
- Nickname
- The Dominator
- Team / club
- The Alliance
Dominick Rojelio Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, sports analyst, and color commentator. He competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the inaugural and two-time Bantamweight Champion. Cruz has also competed for World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), and was the final WEC Bantamweight Champion. He is considered to be one of the greatest bantamweight fighters of all time.
Cruz is noted for his unorthodox movement, powerful wrestling base, quick striking, and his tendency to attack from angles in a fashion unlike any other fighter on the UFC roster. He won the WEC bantamweight title in March 2010, and won the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship the following December. After defending the belt twice in 2011, Cruz was sidelined by injuries in 2012 and subsequently stripped of the title in 2014. On January 17, 2016, he regained the bantamweight championship with a split-decision win over T.J. Dillashaw. Numerous media outlets called this victory the greatest comeback story in MMA history.
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