Former two-time undisputed bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz has mirrored on his emotional determination to retire from fight sports activities earlier this month following a litany of latest accidents, claiming he isn’t receiving sufficient monetary compensation as a way to threat additional damage to his physique.
Cruz, a former two-time undisputed bantamweight champion beneath the promotion’s umbrella having achieved related success with the WEC (World Excessive Cagefighting), was slated to return to motion this weekend at UFC Seattle, in a co-main occasion battle with perennial contender, Rob Font.
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Nonetheless, weeks out from the pairing, San Diego veteran, Cruz revealed he had suffered a pair of debilitating shoulder dislocations, and was hanging up gloves up from fight sports activities for good with instant impact.
To the followers worldwide, I’ve poured each ounce of myself into this sport for the final 25 years,” Dominick Cruz posted on his X account. “I used to be actually eager for one ultimate battle however sadly, two shoulder dislocations in 8 months calls an finish to this man’s profession. I gave the whole lot I had and put it into preparation and coaching for this battle —specializing in my cardio and my physique for the previous yr. However typically, the physique simply doesn’t cooperate. The ache isn’t as unhealthy now that my shoulder is again in place, however the second dislocation was way more difficult than the primary. This sport has been the whole lot to me—it’s helped to form who I’m.
To the followers worldwide,
I’ve poured each ounce of myself into this sport for the final 25 years. I used to be actually eager for one ultimate battle however sadly, two shoulder dislocations in 8 months calls an finish to this man’s profession.
I gave the whole lot I had and put it into… pic.twitter.com/2X5fB6NXnZ
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) February 6, 2025
“I am incredibly grateful to everyone who booked tickets, hotels, and flights to support me. Thank you all for being there through every moment, every victory, and every challenge. You’ve made this journey unforgettable. Thank you for the love and support. I will carry it with me always. With love, Dominick.”
Showing throughout an interview with Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned this night, Dominick Cruz mirrored on his determination to retirement from fight sports activities, claiming a think about his determination to hold up his gloves stems from a scarcity of economic compensation to threat additional debilitating accidents to his physique.
Dominick Cruz displays on determination to retirement from fight sports activities
“And I’ll be honest, like I was on borrowed time when I booked this fight, but because of the state of my body leading into that, I was very confident that I could make it,” Dominick Cruz stated. “And so I booked the battle. Sadly, the arm gave out and it had given out earlier than, however this time it was totally different.It was form of a primary place. So it simply, as you’ll be able to see on the one on the left, my left, um, it’s utterly out.
“And the issue was when it sits out like that, the ache is simply completely excruciating and it wouldn’t return in. So after they went to transfer it again within the shout out to the GI trainers, they’re excellent. The primary time I did it, they have been in a position to slide it proper again in inside three minutes. This time they lifted me up by a towel on my shoulder and it simply, the muscle tissue locked it into place.
“I’ll be honest, I was on borrowed time when I booked this fight… It was about an hour of my shoulder sitting out of socket. You kind of find Jesus in a time like that, to be honest. It’s just excruciating pain.
And at the end of the day when your arm starts turning blue…… pic.twitter.com/3aI6gLd66e
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 17, 2025
“It’s do you want your shoulder or is it, or is the money you’re getting paid worth your arm? And for me, I’m not getting paid big enough dollars that it’s worth my arm,” Dominick Cruz defined. “Maybe if I was making, you know, a few million, maybe that might change it. I might’ve gone in there and figured out how to make it work at 50% on one arm and a hundred percent on my other. But with the amount of money I’m getting paid, wasn’t worth the livelihood of my brain and my body.”
