Dominick Cruz Plans To Make Cody Garbrandt Look ‘Silly’
Reigning UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is set to defend his title at December 30’s UFC 207 against hard-hitting No. 6-ranked Cody “No Love” Garbrandt, a man who holds an undefeated professional record with his last three victories coming by way of T/KO.
Garbrandt’s devastating power undoubtedly gives a him a chance in this fight, and he feels as if he’ll be the man to dethrone “The Dominator”, although Cruz obviously has different feelings on the matter:
“That’s his take on it and if you hear him, he’s not the most intelligent guy in the world,” Cruz told TMZ just recently (Via FOX Sports). “So there’s two ways to go about this sport. There’s taking the damage, taking the chances, walking into the center and being willing to take punches in order to give punches.
“Then there’s me, where I’m going to put myself in the smallest ratio of taking damage, that way I can use my brain and continue to beat you down, round after round, pick you apart, take as minimal amount of damage as I can while I just beat you up.”
Cruz, who many consider to be the very best bantamweight of all-time, uses a style that incorporates unique movement and footwork in a way that allows him to take very little damage. Some have criticized him of running or point fighting, but “The Dominator” is typically able to avoid big shots, while striking his opponent from different angles.
He plans to do just that against “No Love”, adding in that he’s going to make Garbrandt look ‘silly’:
“I’m going to mix it up, keep you guessing so much that at the end of it, you’re going to just wish that I would put you out of your misery,” Cruz said. “I’m just going to keep tagging you up and making you look silly.
“Step by step, minute by minute, round by round, until you beg me to stop you.”
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