{"id":86554,"date":"2014-02-17T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T19:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=86554"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:02:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:02:43","slug":"dominick-cruz-done-talking-about-himself-just-trying-to-get-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dominick-cruz-done-talking-about-himself-just-trying-to-get-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominick Cruz Done Talking About Himself – ‘Just Trying To Get Healthy’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI had all this time that I\u2019ve been hurt and haven\u2019t been able to go out there and do what I want to do to compete because I\u2019ve been hurt. So until I can go out there and show what I can do, I don\u2019t have a whole lot to say about myself. I\u2019m about the divisions and the fighting, and I just love this sport. So I\u2019ll be back, it\u2019s a guarantee. I love it too much not to. I\u2019m just trying to get healthy.”
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Poor Dom…<\/p>\n

The former UFC bantamweight champion has been sitting idle on the sidelines for over two-years while the UFC and his division have slowly moved past him.<\/p>\n

Undefeated as a bantamweight, Cruz, was\/is arguably the best 135 pound fighter on the planet, but after multiple injuries the former champ is just done talking.<\/p>\n

Can you blame him?<\/p>\n

Cruz was scheduled to face Renan Barao at UFC 169 before he was plagued with another fight canceling injury. Once out, the UFC opted to hand over the UFC bantamweight title to Barao.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI had all this time that I\u2019ve been hurt and haven\u2019t been able to go out there and do what I want to do to compete because I\u2019ve been hurt. So until I can go out there and show what I can do, I don\u2019t have a whole lot to say about myself. 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