{"id":349599,"date":"2020-05-09T23:53:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T06:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=349599"},"modified":"2020-05-09T23:53:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T06:53:30","slug":"dominick-cruz-reacts-following-tko-loss-to-henry-cejudo-at-ufc-249","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dominick-cruz-reacts-following-tko-loss-to-henry-cejudo-at-ufc-249\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominick Cruz reacts following TKO loss to Henry Cejudo at UFC 249"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Dominick Cruz has reacted to his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dominick-cruz\/ufc-249-results-henry-cejudo-tkos-dominick-cruz-video\/\">TKO defeat at the hands of Henry Cejudo<\/a> in their UFC Bantamweight Championship showdown at UFC 249.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The fight was stopped at the end of the second round following a decisive performance from &#8220;Triple C&#8221;, who wound up retiring from mixed martial arts in the immediate aftermath of his win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>During his post-fight interview, however, Cruz admitted that he wasn&#8217;t all too pleased with the nature of the stoppage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI mean, I am not happy with the stoppage obviously because I specifically asked the Ref to let me go until I went out. And I was standing up so.. if I had stayed on the floor, I get it. But I\u2019m working my way up.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dominick Cruz continued:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI was definitely still aware of what was going on and I get that there were unanswered shots but that is part of a fight. You know, if I am standing up to my feet, I\u2019m in the fight. If I\u2019m staying on the ground and continually getting chopped down I get it. But hats off to Henry Cejudo. I don\u2019t have any excuses. I shouldn\u2019t have got caught with that knee.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Some fans questioned whether or not Cruz himself should&#8217;ve been the one to retire instead of Cejudo, but either way, it&#8217;s the kind of result that is seriously going to harm his claim for being the greatest bantamweight of all time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We probably won&#8217;t see a rematch between the two, despite Cejudo&#8217;s retirement seeming bit questionable, with Cruz being set for a period of reflection as he attempts to figure out what&#8217;s next for him in his storied MMA career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>He&#8217;s been able to provide fans with many great moments ever since he first stepped foot into the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\">Octagon<\/a>, and we&#8217;ll never forget that.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominick Cruz has reacted to his TKO defeat at the hands of Henry Cejudo in their UFC Bantamweight Championship showdown at UFC 249. 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