Dominick Cruz The UFC’s promotional strategy of spotlighting Alexander Gustafsson ’s 6-5 height drew more than a few snickers from longtime MMA observers. If that was the best they had on the light heavyweight title challenger, they ventured , the industry leader must be struggling to sell the fight. Ex-UFC bantamweight champ and FOX UFC analyst Dominick Cruz doesn’t write the commercials for the promotion, but he does think height is a critical part of breaking down Gustafsson’s (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) second title shot against current champ Daniel Cormier (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), which comes Saturday at UFC 192 at Houston’s Toyota Center (main card fights air live on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass). Cruz, who returns from injury layoff to fight current UFC bantamweight champ T.J.
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