Dominick Cruz Says Injuries Play a Factor in Decision
“I looked at that fight. I go, ‘Okay, don’t be too harsh on yourself. This is part of the game. You get hit. You get caught. These things happen.’ But I was in the fight. I wasn’t slower, I wasn’t looking behind a step,” Cruz added. “I wasn’t not choosing the good techniques. Those are all things I add to my mindset before moving into this last nine months as well. The skills are still there. It’s just a matter of all the injuries and stuff. Can I keep them together to get through the camp? The camp is the hard part. We all know that. It’s not really the fight.”
Even if Dominick Cruz wins and turns back the clock, he believes UFC Seattle will be the final time he fights.
Cruz is 24-4 and will turn 40 years old in March, so he’ll retire just before he turns 40. Cruz is the former bantamweight champ and has notable wins over Demetrious Johnson, Urijah Faber, Joseph Benavidez, and TJ Dillashaw among others.
