Jon Jones, Chris Weidman and more react to Dominick Cruz's title win
Dominick Cruz scored a split decision over TJ Dillashaw on Sunday night to win back the belt he never lost inside the Octagon.
Judges scored the close bout 48-47, 49-46 and 46-49 in favor of Cruz, who landed an estimated 112 significant strikes en route to his 21st career win.
Check out some of the reactions to his win from fellow fighters around the UFC.
"Remember, ring rust is nothing more than mental weakness." ~Dominick Cruz Congratulations Champion #Inspired
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) January 18, 2016
Congrats Curz!!ドミニクすげーなぁ... #UFCBoston
— Takeya Mizugaki (@takeya_miz) January 18, 2016
Yes yes The One And Only King Is Baaaaaaaaack! #TeamCruz Congrats bro @TheDomin8r pic.twitter.com/OSMXNgEZuY
— Masio Fullen (@MasioFullenMMA) January 18, 2016
Congrats to @TheDomin8r on chasing your Dream and never giving up! You're the Champ ?? #UFCBoston
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) January 18, 2016
@TheDomin8r & @TJDillashaw Great Fight- #TUFStuff @UFC pic.twitter.com/ha5ty18VJH
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 18, 2016
Two warriors @TJDillashaw and @TheDomin8r and yet another great night of @ufc fights #UFCBoston
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) January 18, 2016
Thought Dillashaw won but I'm sooooo happy that Cruz got the belt! ??? #UFCBoston #farytalecometrue
— Nicolas Dalby (@DalbyMMA) January 18, 2016
How inspirational is the Dominick Cruz story? #UFCBoston
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) January 18, 2016
Congrats @TheDomin8r and the judges ?????????
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) January 18, 2016
Cruz is back!!!! Hopefully he didn't hurt his knee again, saw that limp. #UFCBoston
— Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) January 18, 2016
What an amazing feeling!! Well deserved win for Cruz. Must be hard having your belt stripped from you due to injuries. That's amazing @ufc
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 18, 2016
@TheDomin8r good job pal. Time to get wierd @CakeNightclub in sd with @ErikApple haha
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) January 18, 2016
What a comeback story!! Congrats to @TheDomin8r I scored it for him @ufc
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) January 18, 2016
I did not see it like that. That’s terrible. #UFCBoston
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) January 18, 2016
Congrats @TheDomin8r and @TJDillashaw on an incredible display of heart n talent! That was next level shit. Tremendous respect for you both.
— Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) January 18, 2016
