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Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz hasn’t tapped out of his profession simply but … as the long run Corridor of Famer tells TMZ Sports activities he needs to placed on the gloves one final time and step again into the UFC Octagon.
We caught up with 39-year-old Cruz, who’s presently in Mexico Metropolis on the UFC Efficiency Institute, and he stated he’s within the technique of “constructing myself up” for a bout.
“I am going to inform you, I feel I received a final dance,” he stated. “I would like one final dance in me. Simply go on the market and have enjoyable. And after I say enjoyable, I imply struggle to the bitter demise and see what I’ve in me.”
It could mark the primary time he has been within the Octagon since 2022 … which he misplaced through fourth-round KO to Marlon Vera.
In an excellent world, the previous champ stated he would have taken a struggle this yr — however now says early 2025 is “what is going on to work and line up.”
“I wished to get after it this yr,” he stated. “But it surely’s not wanting like a matchup is getting negotiated precisely the best way it’s. There’s some guys on the market who regarded actually good; that entire division is stacked.”
Cruz is 24-4 in his profession … with wins over large names like Urijah Faber, T.J. Dillashaw, Demetrious Johnson and extra — and he is wanting so as to add another win earlier than driving off into the sundown.
