{"id":154844,"date":"2015-07-12T11:12:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T18:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=154844"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:40:14","slug":"dominick-cruz-was-spot-on-in-his-mcgregormendes-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dominick-cruz-was-spot-on-in-his-mcgregormendes-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominick Cruz Was Spot on in his McGregor\/Mendes Prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McGregor-Mendes-Face-Off-UFC-189.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McGregor-Mendes-Face-Off-UFC-189.png\" alt=\"McGregor Mendes Face Off UFC 189\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McGregor-Mendes-Face-Off-UFC-189.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McGregor-Mendes-Face-Off-UFC-189-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McGregor-Mendes-Face-Off-UFC-189-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McGregor-Mendes-Face-Off-UFC-189-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor walked into the octagon as the slight underdog at UFC 189 an walked out with gold slung over his shoulder. Chad Mendes proved to be a worthy opponent on Saturday evening by constantly putting McGregor on his back with takedowns throughout the fight. McGregor was repeatedly able to get back to his feet, however, where he would create distance between himself and Mendes before teeing off on his with powerful combinations.<\/p>\n<p>UFC on FOX personality Dominick Cruz continues to be one of the best analysts; The former bantamweight champion called the fight perfectly! Only thing he left out was a round number, but we will let him pass on that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The issue is not if Mendez can take Connor down,but if he can KEEP HIM THERE?&#10;Mcgregor wins with range\/space,I believe by KO&#10;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterEnergy\">@MonsterEnergy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDomin8r\/status\/620063031813259264\">July 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Who would you rather take gambling advice from? Conor McGregor on his own fights or Dominick Cruz?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kings Of Volume &#8212; Punches In Bunches With Nate Diaz And Richard Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4330404785001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor walked into the octagon as the slight underdog at UFC 189 an walked out with gold slung over his shoulder. Chad Mendes proved to be a worthy opponent on Saturday evening by constantly putting McGregor on his back with takedowns throughout the fight. McGregor was repeatedly able to get back to his feet, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":154979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dominick Cruz Was Spot on in his McGregor\/Mendes Prediction | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Conor McGregor walked into the octagon as the slight underdog at UFC 189 an walked out with gold slung over his shoulder. Chad Mende... 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