After almost three years of not competing inside the octagon, Dominick Cruz (20-1) made his long-waited return by knocking out top contender Takeya Mizugaki on Sept. 27, 2014 at UFC 178.
Cruz knocked out Mizugaki at 1:01 of round one.
The former bantamweight champion hasn't competed since his victory over Mizugaki due to another ACL injury. Now healthy, Cruz is scheduled to fight current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw in the main event of UFC Fight Night 81 on Jan. 17.