Dominick Cruz

Dominick Cruz is, to me, one of mixed martial arts' true originals. The inaugural and two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion, and the last WEC Bantamweight king, he fought with footwork so unorthodox it looked closer to dance than combat, a style nobody has truly copied. What I respect most is the comeback arc, repeatedly derailed by serious injuries yet clawing his way back to the belt. That refusal to stay down is the real measure of a champion. In retirement he became one of the sharpest analysts in the booth, proof that the cerebral fighter never stopped studying the game. Total respect.

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Name (English)

Dominick Cruz

Name (Japanese)

ドミニク・クルーズ

Reading

どみにく・くるーず

Born

March 9, 1985 (age 41)

Origin

San Diego, California, United States

Height

173 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter / sports analyst

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

High school

Flowing Wells High School

University

Pima Community College

• Official sitehttps://dominickcruzmma.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dominickcruz/
• Xhttps://x.com/DominickCruz
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick%20Cruz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q713618

Tags

• California
• mixed martial arts fighter
• sports analyst

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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