TJ Dillashaw defends belt against Dominick Cruz in January

TJ (left) and Cruz (right) face each other on January 17th. Photo: Reproduction

After much suspense and some postponements, Tj dillashaw will finally defend the bantamweight belt against the former champion Dominick Cruz. The announcement was made during the official newspaper “UFC Tonight” by president Dana White, who confirmed that the duel will take place on January 17, 2016, in the city of Boston (USA).

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But the news doesn't stop there. According to Dana, the confrontation will be broadcast to the United States on cable TV, by partner broadcaster FOX Sports 1, the platform for “Fight Night” editions in the country. This will be the first time that a title fight will be shown on the channel.

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At 30, Dominick Cruz He has a professional record of 20 wins and only one defeat. Former champion of the extinct WEC and UFC, Cruz held the bantamweight title in the organization until the beginning of 2014, but after spending more than three years without acting, and abandoning the unification of the titles against Renan Barao, the American was stripped of his belt. Since then, Dominick has only performed once, in the victory over Takeya Mizugaki in September last year.

Yes, TJ Dillashaw, 29 years old, has a record of 12 wins and two losses. TJ has been bantamweight champion since May last year, when he beat Renan Barao in one of the biggest upsets in the history of Ultimate, and has already defended his title twice. Dillashaw even had a fight against Cruz announced, but the former champion injured his knee at the end of 2014 and the fight was cancelled.

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