{"id":263725,"date":"2017-11-14T08:03:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T16:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=263725"},"modified":"2017-11-14T08:03:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T16:03:12","slug":"jimmie-rivera-believes-knows-dominick-cruz-got-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jimmie-rivera\/jimmie-rivera-believes-knows-dominick-cruz-got-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Rivera believes he knows why Dominick Cruz got injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has a long and unfortunate history of being forced out of fights with injuries. Earlier this month, the trend continued, as he was forced out of a planned UFC 219 scrap with Jimmie Rivera with yet another injury.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/11\/jimmie-rivera-ex-champ-dominick-cruzs-style-not-practical-makes-him-really-accident-prone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> this week, Rivera explained that, despite Cruz&#8217;s apparent fragility, he wasn&#8217;t particularly worried about this fight getting scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the beginning I was like, \u2018I hope he doesn\u2019t get hurt,&#8217;\u201d Rivera said. \u201cThen day after day, I forgot about it because I have to focus on getting ready for a fight. I can\u2019t train and have it in the back of my mind \u2013 \u2018What if he gets hurt?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to train balls to the wall and assume he\u2019s not going to get hurt and we\u2019re going to fight Dec. 30. Now about five weeks out this happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dominick-Cruz-1.png\" alt=\"Dominick Cruz\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-214759 size-full\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dominick-Cruz-1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dominick-Cruz-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dominick-Cruz-1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dominick-Cruz-1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Cruz did withdraw from the fight with an injury, however, Rivera quickly developed a theory as to why. In his opinion, it comes down to Cruz&#8217;s frenetic fighting style \u2013 a style that could foster injury.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m not trying to be a dick about it or anything like that, but he\u2019s out, he\u2019s hurt, and he\u2019s really accident-prone,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cHe always gets hurt; it\u2019s always one thing or another. It comes down to his style of fighting. My coach and I sat down and studied it getting ready for this fight, and it\u2019s not practical. He\u2019s more injury-prone than he realizes with his style of fighting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, Rivera harbors no ill-will toward Cruz and wishes him a quick recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have nothing against him,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cIt\u2019s a game, and I know I have to go out there and talk smack on Twitter, but I hope he has a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one likes to be hurt. It sucks to be hurt, and I\u2019ve been there. It sucks. Hopefully he has a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Jimmie Rivera fight next?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 14\/11\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has a long and unfortunate history of being forced out of fights with injuries. Earlier this month, the trend continued, as he was forced out of a planned UFC 219 scrap with Jimmie Rivera with yet another injury. 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