{"id":238446,"date":"2017-05-22T14:03:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T21:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=238446"},"modified":"2017-05-22T14:03:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T21:03:03","slug":"video-dominick-cruz-sneaks-a-punch-in-on-daniel-cormier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-gallery\/video-dominick-cruz-sneaks-a-punch-in-on-daniel-cormier\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Dominick Cruz sneaks a punch in on Daniel Cormier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/tPgbGmi0HpU<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/photo-epic-poster-released-for-daniel-cormier-vs-jon-jones-2\/\">UFC light heavyweight champion<\/a> Daniel Cormier and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-dominick-cruz-reflects-on-loss-to-cody-garbrandt-with-joe-rogan\/\">former UFC bantamweight champion<\/a> Dominick Cruz spend quite a bit of time together. From working as analysts during UFC broadcasts to doing promotional events and obligations, the two have been keeping busy beyond training and fighting in the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>Here, we take a look at a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-gallery\/video-mma-stars-play-slapping-game-hilarious\/\">funny video<\/a> of the two UFC fighters as they are goofing around during some down time of a promotional shoot, sporting their UFC gloves and shirts.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz gets some social media content as he sneaks up on Cormier and taps him with a light punch to the face as he recorded it all on his phone. Cormier laughs it off and then tries to get a little revenge on Cruz with a little punch of his own.<\/p>\n<p>Social media has given fighters the chance to show their fans a glimpse of their lives beyond just their training and fighting. Light hearted moments and interactions such as this between Cormier and Cruz are surely ones that their fans can appreciate.<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/22\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/tPgbGmi0HpU UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz spend quite a bit of time together. From working as analysts during UFC broadcasts to doing promotional events and obligations, the two have been keeping busy beyond training and fighting in the Octagon. 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