UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Recap & Results

It was the fight the UFC’s bantamweight division had been waiting for. Finally returning to contention following a torrid 4-year spell on the sidelines, former champion Dominick Cruz hoped to complete an incredible comeback by recapturing the belt he never lost. The current champion, T.J. Dillashaw, however had looked superb since claiming the title two years prior. Could Cruz join the elite group of two-time UFC champions, or did Dillashaw prove himself once and for all as the undisputed king of the 135-pound division?

UFC Fight Night: Predicting Dillashaw vs. Cruz

Finally meeting after months of verbal sparring, T.J. Dillashaw will defend his bantamweight gold against a former champion whose style many feel the champion imitated in his star-making title victory. Speed and movement were key to Dillashaw’s capture and subsequent defence of the belt he won two years ago, but the very same traits were being used by Dominick Cruz long before the current champion made his shocking ascent to the top. Will the champion prove himself as more than just a pale imitation of his challenger, or will Cruz complete his long road to recovery by regaining the belt he never officially lost?