{"id":182964,"date":"2016-01-18T11:09:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T19:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=182964"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:21:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:21:12","slug":"watch-dominick-cruz-octagon-interview-says-limping-was-due-to-previous-foot-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/watch-dominick-cruz-octagon-interview-says-limping-was-due-to-previous-foot-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH! Dominick Cruz Octagon Interview, says limping was due to previous foot injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dominick Cruz earns most wins in UFC\/WEC Bantamweight history\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OeojvA5GlLc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check out the newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz talk about his fight at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-fight-night-boston-live-results-stream\/\">UFC Fight Night 81<\/a> in Boston against the former champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/watch-tj-dillashaw-octagon-interview-says-he-felt-he-won-the-fight-decisively\/\">T.J. Dillashaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the three judges scored the fight in favor of Cruz after five rounds for a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/video-highlights-tj-dillashaw-vs-dominick-cruz-ufc-fight-night\/\">split-decision victory<\/a>. Cruz returned to reclaim the bantamweight title on Sunday in just his third fight in the Octagon in over four years. Injuries forced Cruz to sit out of competition for a majority of the past few years but showed the world his championship skill and heart in his fight against Dillashaw.<\/p>\n<p>While two judges scored the fight for Cruz, many believe the fight could have gone either way. Do you agree with the judges and think Dominick Cruz took the decision over T.J. Dillashaw? 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