To the delight of UFC CEO Dana White, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz not too long ago introduced his retirement from skilled blended martial arts competitors.
“He’ll have an incredible profession after his [fighting] profession,” White mentioned on the UFC 312 post-fight press convention over the weekend. “I’m blown away that he hung in there so long as he did. I imply, who’s been extra injured than this man? … I’m glad that he lastly hung it up.”
Cruz, a two-time bantamweight champion and one of many biggest bantamweights of all time, has been suffering from accidents which have sidelined him for intensive durations of time, generally years. When not competing contained in the octagon, Cruz serves as a broadcast analyst for the UFC.
“When you have got the kind of expertise and kind of profession he’s had, and you may sit within the sales space and discuss fights, it’s superior,” White mentioned. “He’ll have an incredible profession after his profession.”
The previous champ was to compete in his official retirement bout later this month at UFC Seattle reverse Rob Font however a nagging shoulder damage pulled him from the competition and compelled him to hold the gloves up sooner than he had favored.
“I’ve poured each ounce of myself into this sport for the final 25 years,” Cruz wrote on Instagram. “I used to be actually longing for one ultimate struggle, however sadly, two shoulder dislocations in eight months calls an finish to this man’s profession.”
