(A version of this story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) For former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz , watching current titleholder T.J. Dillashaw these days must feel a little bit like looking in a mirror. You know that style Cruz is famous for? The one with the frantic footwork that makes opponents look like cats chasing a laser pointer? While Cruz (20-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) was sidelined by knee injuries and surgeries, followed by more injuries and more surgeries, Dillashaw (11-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) was using his own version of it to dethrone former champ Renan Barao
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