Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-17, pretty good fight between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a mma record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He won the Ufc Bw belt in 2014 defeating Renan Barao (=Barao vs Dillashaw I) and he defended it twice beating Joe Soto (=Dillashaw vs Soto) and Barao in their rematch (=Dillashaw vs Barao II).
His opponent, the former Ufc and Wec bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, has an official record of 20-1-0 (40% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 27, 2014 when he defeated Takeya Mizugaki (=Cruz vs Mizugaki); Cruz’s only loss occurred in 2007 when he faced Urijah Faber. Dillashaw vs Cruz, main event of UFC Fight Night 81, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Dillashaw’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs Cruz
Date: 2016-01-17
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Division: bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg)
Title: UFC Bantamweight Championship
UFC Fight Night 81 fight card (main and best fights):
TJ Dillashaw vs Dominick Cruz
Anthony Pettis vs Eddie Alvarez
Travis Browne vs Matt Mitrione
Francisco Trinaldo vs Ross Pearson
Luke Sanders vs Maximo Blanco
Cruz’s next fight: Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber 3
Dillashaw’s next fight: TJ Dillashaw vs Raphael Assuncao 2
Official video:
OFFICIAL VIDEO
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Good fight with the right decision from the judges.. Cruz was elusive as usual achieving several good take downs of very short duration thanks to the effort and good moves from TJ to get out as fast as possible. Cruz deserves the win but he should has to take really care of his existing injuries that are diminishing his performance.