Cruz is a bully. Is normal. He's lauded for it because he's marginally smarter and much better spoken than the average fighter. Dudes a bit of a dweeb owning meatheads in a war of words, and then in the cage. It's not unsurprising that people love him.
Plus he's really really good, and you can get away with being arrogant and smug if you're arguably the best fighter in the world. If any fighter that wasn't liked or seen as professional said "keep your woman in check, she's a fling on a string etc etc" people would be going on and on about the guy being a douche, especially if he had necktats.
Dude is the Aaron Rodgers of MMA, except smugness x25 because it's an individual sport (yeah I said it
@Homeless Infant ). People forgive him for it because he's historically great.
I hope Cody wires his jaw so he can't talk for a while.
But he probably will dominate, 49-46 "Cruz-Control" type stuff. Might have a dominant 10-8 or a finish if he really wants to. But if the Just Bleed God has an ounce of chill for a loyal son, he will be brutally finished.
I hope Cruz prays to the gods of spinning shit as many great fighters have done this year, his prays go unanswered and Cody puts him to sleep.