Dominick Cruz announced as latest UFC Hall of Fame inductee

Key Highlights

• "Dominick was an amazing athlete who set the standard for bantamweights, and it will be an honor to induct him into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer."Cruz was the final 135-pound champion in WEC history just ahead of that promotion's merger with the UFC.
• That made him the UFC's inaugural bantamweight champion after he beat Scott Jorgensen to defend the title at WEC 53 in 2010. Cruz defended his title twice in 2011 in his first year in the UFC, but injuries kept him sidelined for nearly three years, and he had to vacate the title.
• He won the belt back in January 2016 and had three fights that year, but lost the title to Cody Garbrandt. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementInjuries took Cruz out again after that, and it was another 3.5 years until he returned in May 2020 for a title shot against Henry Cejudo, which he lost at UFC 249.
• Cruz went 2-1 to round out his career, but called it quits after a knockout loss in 2022 to Marlon Vera. Cruz's resume includes two wins over UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber, and former UFC or WEC champs Demetrious Johnson, T. J.
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