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UFC Fight Night 81 in Tweets: Pros react to Dominick Cruz vs. T.J. Dillashaw, Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis

Dominick Cruz is once again the UFC bantamweight champion.

After withstanding a five-year stream of injuries and historically bad misfortune, Cruz out-danced and out-scored T.J. Dillashaw to reclaim his UFC title via split decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 81. The win completed a comeback story unlike any other, and Cruz's fellow fighters took to Twitter to sound off with their thoughts.

#andnew congrats @TheDomin8r , crush you are an inspiration. You never stopped believing. Congrats brother! pic.twitter.com/iL9EXxmNFX

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) January 18, 2016

Dominick Cruz you are an inspiration to keep on keepin on my Muthatrucka.