Fellow Cruz fans you still here or you gonna act like you don't even like him anymore?
1. To even be back competing against the Dillashaw's, Faber's, Garbrandt's after all them injuries & years of his prime wasted out of the cage is remarkable. He lost one but he shown heart, insanely fast recovery prowess & for somebody who's meant to be a monster puncher a hella chin whilst fighting through that head clash which meant blood running into an eye wrecking his vision for half the fight. He may have looked the slower, older fighter in there but he was in there pushing the fight being the aggressor against a really hyped up KO artist.
2. I know lots pull for him because it's basically him against an entire squad of snakes I hope everybody doesn't just jump ship after a loss to them. He's still a good fighter, good analyst & a good sh*ttalker who can sell a PPV
3. Cody fought smart & didn't fight angrily at all, he may portray to be an angry hothead but in the cage he didn't lead at all in the fight which really wrecked Cruz's gameplan, he though he'd be the one avoiding damage & countering but when it turned out to be Cody doing nothing but throwing with Dom to create exchanges that was the game changer. Cruz says he adapts in the fight but he didn't, he looked like he didn't have anything in his arsenal to change the style of the fight.
4. All being said Cody was gassed in that last round... it's a championship fight even if you think your winning clearly you still go out in that last & put everything into it expect for Cody he thrown nothing at all just content on keeping enough range to not be in any engagement. Cruz should have jumped on him even if it meant maybe getting finished it was worth it.
5. Good fight, Dom can always come again maybe he & Edgar get it on whilst Cody-TJ? Anyway Cody has some really good stand up, his clowning looks good for the cameras but it was pretty stupid at times on one of the knockdowns it looked like he could have jumped on him with a flurry but the chance went.