"The Viper" plans to "break" Cruz at UFC Fight Night 81 next weekend (Sun., Jan. 17, 2016) and send him back to his commentating duties on FOX Sports 1.
UFC bantamweight titleholder T.J. Dillashaw and No. 1 contender Dominick Cruz aren't playing nice ahead of their UFC Fight Night 81 headliner on Jan. 17, 2016 inside TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
The duo of extraordinary striking specialists have ramped up promotion for their impending 135-pound title clash, and have shown no signs of slowing down.
"The Viper" has been a lot more active of late -- Cruz has fought just twice in a four-year span due to bum knees -- which has given him the added confidence that he will prevail in "Beantown.