{"id":378120,"date":"2021-03-06T19:07:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T03:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=378120"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:41:21","slug":"pros-react-after-dominick-cruz-defeats-casey-kenney-by-split-decision-at-ufc-259","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/pros-react-after-dominick-cruz-defeats-casey-kenney-by-split-decision-at-ufc-259\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros react after Dominick Cruz defeats Casey Kenney by split-decision at UFC 259"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight&#8217;s UFC 259 event included the return of former bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz who took on Casey Kenney in the featured prelim.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz (23-3 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a TKO loss to Henry Cejudo at UFC 249 in his bid to reclaim the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promotions<\/a> bantamweight title. &#8216;The Dominator&#8217; had most previously tasted victory in June of 2016, when he scored a unanimous decision victory over longtime rival <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/urijah-faber\/urijah-faber-explains-why-he-would-like-to-fight-pedro-munhoz\/\">Urijah Faber<\/a> at UFC 199.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Casey Kenney (16-3-1 MMA) entered tonight&#8217;s UFC 259 featured prelim on a three-fight win streak. The Indiana native had scored a unanimous decision victory over Nathaniel Wood in his most previous effort at UFC 254.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_377884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377884\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-377884\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Casey-Kenney-1.jpg\" alt=\"Casey Kenney\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Casey-Kenney-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Casey-Kenney-1-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-377884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: UFC.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s UFC 259 featured prelim proved to be a thrilling back and forth affair. Dominick Cruz had a fantastic opening rounds but Casey Kenney was seemingly able to turn the tide in his favor in round two. With the scorecards likely tied up heading into the third and final round Cruz showcased his championship form scoring two timely takedowns to seal the win.<\/p>\n<p>Official UFC 259 Result: Dominick Cruz def. Casey Kenney via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)<\/p>\n<p>Check out how the pros reacted to Cruz defeating Kenney below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dom up next-ESPN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaelSonnen\/status\/1368388869612208133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let&#39;s Go <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominickCruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DominickCruz<\/a> !! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W20jGvBpR8\">https:\/\/t.co\/W20jGvBpR8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dwight Grant (@DwightGrant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DwightGrant\/status\/1368389658464329729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Casey Kenney is going to upset a lot of people on parlays tonight ! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC259<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sasha Palatnikov (@PalatnikovMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PalatnikovMMA\/status\/1368389899666092036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/daii24_dre\/status\/1368389309544296450<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisLebenMMA\/status\/1368391930019680257<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1 round a piece I\u2019d say going in to the third.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; michael (@bisping) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bisping\/status\/1368394042938060800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get in there Boyz!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC259<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlanJouban\/status\/1368395213102718978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That was a great takedown! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC259<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tatianaufc\/status\/1368395404040048640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cody_Nolove?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cody_Nolove<\/a> Different level<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliAbdelaziz00\/status\/1368395211529801730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow I thought that was obvious 29-28 for Cruz, I dont really see how the judges came up with the other cards.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Funky (@Benaskren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren\/status\/1368396319002271747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mission impossible <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominickCruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DominickCruz<\/a> is BACK !! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC259<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlatinumPerry\/status\/1368395466635902983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Dominick Cruz fight next following his split decision victory over Casey Kenney at tonight&#8217;s UFC 259 event in Las Vegas? 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