Former two-time undisputed bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz will enter the Octagon for the primary time in additional than two-years subsequent month, making a return within the co-headliner of UFC Seattle, as he takes on perennial contender, Rob Font.
Cruz, who has fallen from the top-15 rankings at bantamweight amid inactivity, has been sidelined since he took primary occasion honors in a title-eliminator in opposition to Ecuadorian star, Marlon Vera at UFC San Diego again in 2022, struggling a thunderous fourth spherical high-kick knockout loss.
As for his incoming opponent, Font, the quantity 9 ranked contender snapped his two-fight shedding skid at UFC Vegas 99 again in October, handing over a unanimous choice victory in opposition to Kyler Philips.
Dominick Cruz books return in opposition to Rob Font in UFC Seattle co-headliner
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Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo will combat Music Yadong in the principle occasion of UFC Struggle Night time on Feb. 22 in Seattle, UFC Chief Enterprise Officer Hunter Campbell tells ESPN. Rob Font will combat former champ Dominick Cruz within the co-main. Cruz’s first combat in over two years.”
Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo will combat Music Yadong in the principle occasion of UFC Struggle Night time on Feb. 22 in Seattle, UFC Chief Enterprise Officer Hunter Campbell tells ESPN. Rob Font will combat former champ Dominik Cruz within the co-main. Cruz’s first combat in over two years.
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Seeing a two-fight successful run halted in his knockout loss to Vera, veteran former champion, Cruz had landed a pair of choice wins over Brazilian stalwart, Pedro Munhoz, in addition to promotional alum, Casey Kenney in his return to motion since a 2020 title combat defeat.
Throughout his prolonged run with the UFC, former WEC (World Excessive Cagefighting) champion, Cruz turned in victories over Demetrious Johnson, T.J. Dillashaw, Urijah Faber, and Takeya Mizugaki of word.
21-8 as knowledgeable, Tyson Chartier pupil, Font had dropped back-to-back defeats in opposition to each Cory Sandhagen, and former undisputed flyweight kingpin, Devieson Figueiredo earlier than his win over Philips in October of final yr.
UFC Struggle Night time Seattle is slated to happen on February 22. from the Local weather Pledge Area in Washington, with a bantamweight conflict between former two-weight champion, Henry Cejudo and Chinese language contender, Music Yadong slated to take primary occasion honors.
