Fans who came to the UFC early in the Ronda Rousey revolution have witnessed a single live Dominick Cruz fight, his 66-second knockout win over Takeya Mizugaki in September 2014. For those fans, Cruz may seem like just some guy the UFC gifted a title fight to after one victory more than a year ago. Obviously that’s not the case. Multiple knee surgeries and a groin injury have kept Cruz from the octagon, resulting in the UFC stripping him of the bantamweight title in early 2014. At UFC Fight Night 81, Cruz looks to reclaim the belt he never official lost. His opponent, current champion, T.J.
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