Dominick Cruz knows the significance of what he’s fighting for at UFC 249, and it’s about far more than reclaiming a championship belt. Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has multiple layers of incentives going into Saturday’s bantamweight title showdown with Henry Cejudo (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC). First and foremost, though, it’s to provide entertainment and distraction for a globally sport-craven audience who have spent the past several months in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It ranks up there as another history-making fight for me,” Cruz told reporters on Tuesday’s UFC 249 conference call.
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