Dominick Cruz says him not being ranked is the explanation Jose Aldo wouldn’t struggle him in his return to the UFC.
Aldo returned to the Octagon at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, towards Jonathan Martinez and in doing so he fought out his present UFC deal. It’s unclear if he’ll re-sign, but when he does, one struggle that followers wish to see is him vs. Cruz.
Dominick Cruz says it has been a struggle he has needed however the former bantamweight champ claims Jose Aldo made an excuse to not struggle him in his return to the promotion.
“That may be a banger, I haven’t fought him but so I’m not against it. We have been purported to be matched up within the early days of WEC once I was successful at 135 and he was successful at 145. That by no means occurred, he simply completed out his contract and within the final interview I noticed with Aldo, he mentioned they supplied him to struggle me and he mentioned he didn’t wish to struggle any person that wasn’t ranked. Properly, I requested myself to be pulled out of the rankings as a result of I’m going to struggle somebody within the rankings whether or not I’m ranked or not as a result of that’s what I’m getting paid to struggle,” Cruz mentioned on the Overdogs Podcast.
“Once I obtained myself pulled from the rankings, he used that as an excuse as he didn’t wish to struggle (to me). He then fought Jonathan Martinez who additionally isn’t ranked (Martinez is ranked 14th). So, I didn’t actually perceive that. However, on the finish of the day, he wanted to finish his contract in a means that made him comfy is one of the simplest ways I can assume. Let me simply get out of the way in which out of that man who is aware of who he’s and might carry a scrap, and let me be certain I generally is a free agent with a win,” Dominick Cruz continued.
Whether or not or not that’s the reason Aldo vs. Cruz didn’t occur is unsure. However, the hope for a lot of followers is the struggle can occur earlier than they each retire.