Terrible News for Cruz
Dominick Cruz Could Be Out Of UFC Action For Nine To Eighteen Months Following Surgery
By Bleachersreport 21 June 2012 http://cdn0.sbnation.com/entry_photo...xtra_large.jpg Christian Petersen - Getty Images 4 months ago: AVONDALE, AZ - MARCH 04: Dominick Cruz, of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, waves to the crowd before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 4, 2012 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Dominck Cruz was set to defend his UFC bantamweight title in a rubber match with Urijah Faber until a knee injury put him on the shelf. Faber will now face Renan Barao in the UFC 149 main event with the winner expected to face Cruz. But, according to Ariel Helwani on UFC Tonight (via MMA Mania), it might be a while before he is able to recover and get back in the Octagon: For a guy like Cruz, who fights a very mobile style, not rushing back is key to "recovering the right way." If that means being out of the cage for 18 months to get a completely repaired knee in order? So be it. The UFC doesn't let champions come back from major layoffs with a reasonable fight to get adjusted to fighting again, so he's going to have to come off the injury to a hard fight, he needs to be 100% when that happens. |
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