![]() Then, he make his debut for the WEC's 135 lb bantamweight division on June 7, 2008, at WEC 34 defeating Charlie Valencia by unanimous decision.His first fight in the WEC was at featherweight at WEC 26 in a title fight against Urijah Faber in which he lost.He amassed a record of 9–0 before joining World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).Dominick Cruz began his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in 2005.He worked as a customer service representative at Lowe's and was studying to be a firefighter at community college before becoming a full-time fighter. ![]() Due to injury, he lost the opportunity of receiving a scholarship to wrestle at the University of Northern Colorado. He started wrestling in seventh grade and competed all through high school out of Flowing Wells High School. His father was absent for most of his childhood, after separating from his mother and he was raised by two women, for the most part, his grandmother and mother. ![]() He faced his father’s drug addiction from his very early days and saw his mother suffer a lot of financial troubles to raise her kids properly. He lived with his single mother, grandmother, and brother in a trailer park in Tucson for most of his childhood. He holds American nationality and his ethnicity is Mixed (American-Mexican). He is from San Diego, California, United States. Dillashaw.ĭominick Cruz took birth with the real name of Dominick Rojelio Cruz on 3rd September 1985. For defending the UFC Bantamweight Champion title twice in 2011, as well as for regaining the title in January 2016 in a comeback match, after having recovered from a prolonged injury, against T.J.Being the first MMA fighter to win the UFC Bantamweight Champion title in 2010.For his excellent run in the UFC /WEC Bantamweight history, standing unbeaten at 135 pounds till his 13th match.For being an American professional mixed martial artist, who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).He has now won four straight fights and seems poised to challenge for UFC gold in the near future. 7 bantamweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings. This marks a career high point for Vera, who entered Saturday’s main event as the No. He is also the first fighter to knock Cruz out cold, which he did in the fourth round with a nasty head kick right to the face of the former UFC and WEC bantamweight champion. Marlon Vera knocked out bantamweight legend Dominick Cruz. ![]() Dominick Cruz Lost To Marlon Vera Held In San Diego ![]()
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