{"id":183038,"date":"2016-01-19T07:57:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T15:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=183038"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:21:08","slug":"demetrious-johnsons-coach-hints-at-potential-superfight-rematch-with-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/demetrious-johnsons-coach-hints-at-potential-superfight-rematch-with-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Demetrious Johnson&#8217;s coach hints at potential superfight rematch with Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following Dominick Cruz&#8217;s successful <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/video-highlights-tj-dillashaw-vs-dominick-cruz-ufc-fight-night\/\">return to the Octagon<\/a> Sunday night in Boston where he reclaimed his UFC bantamweight strap, he found himself on the receiving end of some callouts.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being called out by <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/watch-faber-calls-out-newly-crowned-champion-dominick-cruz\/\">nemesis Urijah Faber<\/a>, Demetrious Johnson&#8217;s coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matt.the.wizard.hume?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Hume posted on Facebook<\/a> about a potential superfight between Cruz and flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>The pair fought to a decision back in 2011, and Cruz was awarded the unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3\";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matt.the.wizard.hume\/posts\/10204476093656519\" data-width=\"500\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matt.the.wizard.hume\/posts\/10204476093656519\">\n<p>Well, well, things just got interesting&#8230;.. Time to talk about an appointment with an old friend and some unfinished business&#8230;..  Mighty Mouse&#8230;.!<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matt.the.wizard.hume\">Matt Hume<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matt.the.wizard.hume\/posts\/10204476093656519\">Sunday, January 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following Dominick Cruz&#8217;s successful return to the Octagon Sunday night in Boston where he reclaimed his UFC bantamweight strap, he found himself on the receiving end of some callouts. 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