

“This is one of those dreams I never even made.”Ĭormier and Cruz have shined in their roles as desk analysts. 1 assignment in Portland, Ore., for a card headlined by top-five bantamweights John Lineker and John Dodson provides “a clear idea of what the company and Fox think of what I bring to the sport. “When I made this move, this was part of the vision that would be in the big five and become a mainstream sport,” he said, two months after the company was sold for $4 billion.Ĭormier, the light-heavyweight champion, said his Oct. Second of all, she has to be willing to die if she’s going to win the belt anyway, so who cares?” Cruz said.įormer ESPN product Anik is in the midst of working with three different analysts consecutively, having worked with Brian Stann on Saturday in Texas. “We don’t know if that’s true because we’re not her, first of all. Would “Cyborg” die if she sought to trim to 135? “They’ll make a division for certain people, right? But those are the people who draw 350,000 to 500,000 people per show.”

“Quit talking about it and begging for catch-weights. She just needs to keep competing and make the weight,” Cruz said. “She’s not the biggest name in the division - not bigger than Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey or Holly Holm. That said, Cruz has a firm position on “Cyborg,” who has repeatedly called out Ronda Rousey but has also said she may die if she tries to cut weight to the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds. Should or should they not be fighting is an opinion.” And to be perfectly honest, that is probably going to be one of the hardest parts about your job that people don’t understand - your opinions don’t matter, it’s about stating the facts. By me saying this match is not supposed to happen, I’m putting my opinion out there. “I’m to state facts about what is happening at the current time with the match-up. That means I have no opinion on anything. I provide color and commentary to the people who might not understand what’s really going on. “I hear what you’re saying, but then you’ve got to really look at the position. “I’ve never heard Joe Rogan ever say that – which match-up has he ever said, ‘This is one that shouldn’t be happening?’” Cruz asked. He looks set to move up the rankings and bigger fights surely await.Asked if the UFC analyst owes it to fans to declare when fighters are under-performing and not living up to the standards or efforts of the organization’s top fighters, Cruz paused. It was his third straight win and the second stoppage in succession for the Chinese bantamweight. A left hook followed by a right uppercut did the damage and the 24 year old calmly walked away afterwards. Yadong put himself in a strong position to call out just about anyone on the roster after putting away Moraes in under a round. When I was young I watched his fights but I want to fight with him. “I want to fight Dominick Cruz next I have a lot of respect for him. Yadong wants a shot at Dominick Cruz and didn’t need a translator in order to call for it. No translator needed for this one – wants next 👀 #UFCVegas50 /B7bylpxket The Chinese bantamweight scored the biggest and most impressive victory of his career over Marlon Moraes.Īfterwards Yadong was asked who he wanted to fight next and answered without hesitation: Song Yadong won again at UFC Vegas 50 tonight.
