It’s no secret that the “Detroit Superstar” Daron Cruickshank likes to stand and trade with his opponents, and towards the end of his run in the UFC, that became a problematic memo. Cruickshank lost three straight fights in a 10-month stretch between 2015-16, in which he succumbed to rear-naked choke submissions. That spelled the end to his run in the Octagon.
But it opened him up to a promotion that would appear tailor-made for the madman that took out Erik Koch and Mike Rio with ridiculous kicks back in the day: Rizin.