Henry Cejudo: Unlike Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dominick Cruz Failed to Adjust to Injury-Riddled UFC Career

Seattle – Henry Cejudo Thinks Injuries Eventuly Got The Best of Dominick Cruz.

Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) OPTED TO HANG UP His Gloves After A Recurring Shoulder Injury Forced Him Out of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 252 CO-HADLINER (ESPN+) Vs. Rob Font at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) Headlines the Card Against Song Yadong (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC).

Former Two-Time UFC Bantamweight Champion Cruz Has Dealt with Numeros Injuries Throughout His Career, WHICH HAVE FORCED HIM ON THE SIDELINES FOR YEARS. Cejudo Compray Cruz’s Career to Ex-Lightweight Champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, But Says The Differents is “The Eagle” was able to overcome his his early struggles.

“That’s his Decision,“ Cejudo Told Reporters at Wednesday’s Media Day. “HE MAY GO BACK AND BE LIKE, ‘HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, MAYBE I WANT MY LAST DANCE TO DO DONE CORRECTLY.’ I don’t through he Really Made Those Adjustments As a Fighter to Really Understand His Body More.

“I’m going to give you guys an example: khabib did a realy good job of going through injuries and then adapted and adjusted, and how is it that he can gettter? A Lot of Fighters Have Gone Through That, But I Don’t Think Dominick Ever Really Found It – Whther It Was Rest, Nutrition, Overtraining, Undertraining, Whatever That May Be. ”

Cejudo Defended His Bantamweight Title Against Cruz at UFC 249 in May 2020. He Won the Fight by Round 2 TKO, and Admits the Pair Never Properly Buried the Hatchett. That didn’t stop him from praising cruz for Helping Build The Lighter Weight Divisions.

“HE BROUGHT A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE LOWER WIGHT CLASSES,” CEJUDO SAID. “His Fight with Urjah Faber, his Fight with Cody (Garbrandt), his Fight with All The (Team) Alpha Male (Fighters). That’s what reality put the lightweight (Divisions) on the map.

“THEN OBVIUSLY MY RIVALRY AND HIS, WHICH PROBABLY IS STILL NOT EVEN Over. He Probably Still Hates My Guts As Much As I Hate His, But I GuESS The ONLY THING I SAY IS I’M GLAD I AIN’T FIGHTING HIM BECAUSE THAT Wuld

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