Now, finally, Cruz is returning again, in pursuit of the championship strap that he never lost in competition. By fight night, it will have been 1,569 days since he last defended the belt.

Former UFC and WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has been sidelined since September, and don't expect to see him back in the Octagon any time soon. Having lost his belt and his ranking, Cruz ...

“Dominick Cruz, who hasn't fought since October 2011 because of an ACL tear and then he hurt it again. And now he's getting ready for the big fight against interim champion Renan Barão.

Dominick Cruz was expected to face his longtime rival Urijah Faber at UFC 148 in a rubber match for his bantamweight title. Unfortunately, he suffered a knee injury and was unable to compete on ...

Was Dominick Cruz rubbing salt in the wound on Urijah Faber after defeating him at UFC 132 ? ... While the blue belt is prestigious, it is not really even close to the level of a black belt.

Dominick Cruz keeps belt, ... Dominick Cruz retained the bantamweight title and avenged his only career loss, unanimously outpointing Urijah Faber in a five-round bout in UFC 132 on Saturday night.

October 1, 2013 marked exactly two years since UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz stepped foot in the Octagon for a title defense. On that night 24 months ago, Cruz beat future flyweight ...

The promotion, so patient for so long, finally stripped Cruz of his belt, boxed it up, and sent it to Brazil. So Dominick Cruz had his title taken away not by a UFC fighter but by the UFC itself.

Whether or not he recaptures the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight belt Sunday, San Diego’s Dominick Cruz should think long and hard about a career in motivational speaking.

Triple C, who launched his career as a Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center resident, knocked out Dominick Cruz in final seconds of the second round in their bantamweight fight at UFC 249 ...

Dominick Cruz had plenty of time to think during a string of injuries that restricted him to just two fights in the past four years and eight months. For an intellectual fighter who’d already ...