Dominick Cruz obtained right into a heated back-and-forth with Dominance MMA supervisor Ali Abdelaziz after answering he would compete one remaining time in 2025.
Final week, ‘The Dominator’ revealed in an interview with TMZ Sports activities that he would return to the Octagon after the brand new yr for one final dance on MMA’s largest stage.
“I feel I obtained a final dance, I obtained one final dance in me, simply to go on the market and go have enjoyable,” Cruz mentioned. “And once I say ‘enjoyable’ I imply ‘struggle to the bitter demise and see what I’ve in me.’ The enjoyable comes months after that, that’s the place it will get to set in and okay, that was enjoyable.
“However I’m able to stroll into the fireplace once more and see what life and demise actually seems like. And yet one more go at that will be a pleasure. So I’m constructing myself up, I’m at altitude, I’m out right here in Mexico Metropolis [at the UFC Performance Institute]. Among the finest coaching I’ve ever had in my entire profession.”
Following Cruz’s announcement, UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik took to social media and recommended a rematch with Henry Cejudo as the previous two-time bantamweight titleholder’s swan music.
Because it seems, Anik’s suggestion sparked a confrontation between Cruz and Abdelaziz, Cejudo’s supervisor. After Abdelaziz commented on Anik’s put up saying a struggle with Cruz can be “straightforward cash for Henry,” ‘The Dominator’ snapped again.
“You’re merely a piece mule…Your phrases maintain no weight,” Cruz replied.
“Additionally, yet one more factor the one weight you maintain is commentating on the desk, I promise you I maintain much more weight than you on this sport,” Abdelaziz wrote again.
“It’s straightforward cash for you-as you get a proportion paid by your fighter it doesn’t matter what, whilst you chat sh*t that you just personally can’t again up,” Cruz clapped again. “You haven’t any pores and skin within the sport, that’s what makes you weak.“
Abdelaziz says he gained’t take a proportion from Cejudo if dominick cruz accepts the struggle
After exchanging phrases, Abdelaziz mentioned that if Cruz accepted the struggle, he wouldn’t take a proportion of Cejudo’s purse.
“I’ll make you a deal if you happen to struggle Henry I’ll take zero proportion from,” Abdelaziz wrote. “I simply need to see him whoop your ass and I’m certain Henry will make much more cash than you do, you’ve my phrase as a person I’ll take zero proportion” (h/t BJPenn.com).
Cruz and Cejudo beforehand met at UFC 249 in Could 2020. On that evening, ‘Triple C’ scored a TKO over Cruz within the waning seconds of the second spherical to retain the bantamweight title. Cejudo then instantly vacated the belt, asserting he can be retiring from the game.
Since then, Cejudo has returned to the Octagon, shedding back-to-back bouts in opposition to Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili.
