Dominic Cruz: the legend of the world of MMA

Even among the outstanding athletes there are those who will always be better, faster, stronger, smarter than others, thanks to which, climbing to the top, stay there for a long time, confidently holding their champion belt for a long time and reliably. One of these fighters, named Dominique Cruz, will be discussed in this article.

Biographical information

The future star of mixed fights was born in the US state of Arizona town called Tucson. Has Mexican roots in its pedigree. Currently resides in the state of California. The height of the athlete is 173 centimeters. Trains Dominic Cruz in the team Alliance MMA.

Professional performances

Initially, the athlete performed in an organization called Rage in the Cage, after which he moved to the promotion of Total Combat, where he managed to win the champion belts in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. According to the World MMA Awards, Dominique Cruz was nominated for the "Return of the Year" award in 2014.

Fighting in the WEC

Already in the first fight in this organization, "Dominator" got the right to a title fight in a featherweight weight class, in which he was defeated by champion Juraj Faber. The battle began actively, and both rivals tried to show all their best skills. Already in the first round, Dominik Cruz caught a stifling reception and eventually had to surrender. This defeat was the first in his career and today remains the only one.

The following fights Dominique Cruz against his opponents spent in bantamweight. Among the defeated fighters were names such as Ivan Lopez, Ian McCall and Joseph Benavides, for the fight with which he received a bonus of $ 10,000 for the best fight of the evening.

The last champion

March 6, 2010 Cruz entered the cage to fight for the title of the champion against the then-holder of the belt of Brian Bowles. Throughout the fight, Dominic struck at different angles and, in the end, won a technical knockout, as doctors have forbidden Bryan to continue to fight. Thus, Dominator became the last owner of the WEC belt. And he already spent his next fight not only as a defense of the belted belt of promotion, but also as a champion of the UFC - the company that bought WEC.

Career in Ultimate Fighting Championship

Dominique Cruz, whose fights due to injuries were not too often, already in the first fight the UFC again confronted Faber. This time, Cruz was able to win from his abuser judgment. At the same time, both athletes were rewarded in the amount of $ 75,000 for the brightest fight of the evening.

Then came the victory over Demetrius Johnson and a long, simple (three years) because of a rupture of the cruciate ligaments and a groin strain. After that, Dominic returned triumphantly, defeating Takeya Mizugaki. This allowed Cruz to again challenge the title of the champion in a duel with TJ Jay Dilashow. The fight "Dominator" won by a separate decision of the judges, which caused a storm of indignation on the part of his ardent opponents.

By the way, before becoming an elite fighter, Dominic was trained in a firefighter in college, and also worked as a consultant specializing in serving various clients.