Dominick Cruz: The Comeback Begins Again

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Dominick Cruz knew it the second it happened. He chuckled when he spoke about it with reporters Tuesday afternoon, explaining that he wasn’t doing anything risky or out of the ordinary on December 9, just before he left for his FOX Sports analyst gig to discuss The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale that weekend. Cruz was simply drilling, keeping sharp, and then it happened.“I did fine during sparring, I felt outstanding, and then I was drilling during our live session and when I was drilling, I threw a left high kick and my knee slid out, popped, and I knew I did it right away.”He h ... Read the Full Article Here

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Re: Dominick Cruz: The Comeback Begins Again

i feel so bad for the guy, can't help but be impressed by his mindset right now:



"Why can't I do it? Why can't I come back and be stronger than ever? There's no question I can do it, in my mind. I truly, truly believe after I get my right knee fixed, it'll be stronger than it was before. It's basically like getting two brand new knees. For me to retire, for me to think about stopping and to not put my head down and do the [physical therapy] is absolutely insane to me, because this is what I want to do. It's another mountain to climb. I'm fully capable of handling this mountain. I have all the tools, I have the age and I have the mindset to handle this."



"The path has been chosen for me. I can sit here and try to blame myself and say, 'How come everybody else can go through surgery with no problems?' Realistically, the way I get through this is I think about the people out there that have real problems. I still have a job, I'm still promoted by the UFC. I still have a job with FOX, I still can be in the gym and help these guys get better, I can still elevate the sport of mixed martial arts, which is my passion. I can still come back and fight and win. I'm not happy about this by any means, but it's also not going to drop me in a funk. I'm not going to allow it to stop me."