Dominick Cruz breaks his arm and leaves fight against Jimmie Rivera at UFC 219

Cruz is out of UFC 219 (Photo: Reproduction/Twitter UFCNews)

the return of Dominick Cruz to the octagon is postponed. With a broken arm, the former bantamweight champion is out of the fight he would have against Jimmie rivera at UFC 219, December 30th, in Las Vegas (USA). The organization is looking for a new opponent for 'El Terror', who expressed interest in remaining on the card. The information is from the 'MMA Fighting' website.

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Cruz, 32, last fought in December last year, when he lost the under-61kg belt after being overtaken by cody garbrandt. Before, he had regained the position of number 1 beating TJ Dillashaw in the judges' split decision, in January 2016. Afterwards, he defended against Urijah faber at UFC 199, in June of the same year. The Dominador, as he is known, had already won the inaugural bantamweight title in 2011, but, after three defenses, he was removed from his post due to numerous injuries that kept him away from the octagon for almost three years. With 22 wins and just two losses in his career, he won five fights and lost one in Ultimate.

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Rivera, four years younger, is undefeated in the UFC, having won all five of his fights. His most recent victory was against São Paulo Thomas almeida, last July. In Ultimate, in addition to Thominhas, he has already defeated Brazilians Peter Munhoz e Iuri Marajó. In total, he has 21 triumphs and only one setback on his record.