Dominick Cruz 'shocked' by message from ex-rival

Dominick Cruz shocked former UFC rival reached out with support after career-ending injury
Dominick Cruz was taken by surprise when a man he once considered among his biggest enemies recently showed him some love.
TJ Dillashaw & F1 Star Weigh In on Dominick Cruz's Retirement Amid Injury Woes
"Sometimes, the body just doesn’t cooperate," wrote Dominick Cruz as he announced his retirement from the sport after he pulled out of his UFC Fight Night 252 retirement bout against Rob Font. The post Dominick Cruz Retirement: TJ Dillashaw Joins 8X F1 GP Winner to Address Ex-UFC Champ’s Shoulder Injury Concerns appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Dominick Cruz 'shocked' by message from ex-rival after emotional UFC retirement
Cruz revealed his injury occurred during grappling training, specifically drills focused on getting up from bottom position. While posturing on his elbow to explode upward, the force sent his shoulder "out the back," resulting in overwhelming pain and a lengthy recovery process.
Dominick Cruz explains why latest shoulder injury prompted retirement: 'I was on borrowed time'
Former UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz was set for a fight, but multiple shoulder injuries led him to hang up the gloves instead.
Former UFC rival criticizes Dominick Cruz after injury, ‘Wish I would’ve retired him'
Henry Cejudo says he would've been livid if Dominick Cruz pulled out of their fight next weekend. Fortunately for Cejudo, the former two-division champion wasn't scheduled to face Cruz at UFC Seattle and will instead meet Song Yadong in the main event.
Dominick Cruz reveals T.J. Dillashaw reached out to offer support following career-ending injury: “I was shocked”
Dominick Cruz has received support from an unlikely ally, former UFC rival T.J. Dillashaw, after announcing his retirement.
‘I was shocked’… Dominick Cruz reveals old UFC rival reached out following MMA retirement
Understandably, he received some great tributes to his career from the MMA world but during a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, he said that one message caught him off guard. Cruz’s proudest and most gratifying achievement was when he returned to the Octagon in 2016 and proved that ring rust wasn’t a universal rule.
Dominick Cruz, ex-UFC champ, retires from MMA after latest injury: 'Sometimes the body just doesn't cooperate'
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.
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