UFC CEO Dana White fully supports Dominick Cruz ’s decision to retire from MMA. Former UFC and WEC champion Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was scheduled to compete in his final fight on Feb. 22 against Rob Font, but sustained another serious shoulder injury that forced him to pull the plug on his career sooner than planned.

UFC Executive Director Dana White expressed his support for former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz's decision to retire from fighting and return to his role as a commentator.

Dominick Cruz, among the greatest bantamweight fighters in MMA history, announced Thursday that he is retiring from the sport after his latest injury.

Dominick Cruz ’s return to action has been delayed. The former UFC bantamweight champion is out of his scheduled main card fight against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night 252 in Seattle. The event takes place Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena and is headlined by another 135-pound matchup between Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong.

The former UFC men's bantamweight champion announced his retirement from MMA competition in a social media post on Thursday. According to Cruz, the same injuries that had forced him out of what was to be his final professional fight at a UFC Fight Night event in Seattle later this month had also pushed him to hang up the gloves for good.