Prime UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera claims Dominick Cruz is popping down fights. The 2-time bantamweight champ says Vera has obtained it mistaken.
“I’m open to combating him, yeah, however what I’m listening to now could be – what’s humorous is he’s talked all this trash about me from what I’m listening to, however I don’t actually take note of calling me out,” Cruz stated not too long ago on The MMA Hour. “I’m sorry that individuals calling me doesn’t have an effect on me. Like I stated, I deal with dates. I don’t say no to fights – I don’t know the place he’s getting this concept that I do. I say no to dates. Opponents don’t actually matter, since you’re going to should combat everyone to get to [a] championship anyhow.”
In a latest look on The MMA Hour, Vera stated Cruz declined to combat him on a number of events, citing his rankings. He relished his present place above Cruz within the UFC’s top-15 and added a message for the ex-champ: “If you’d like it, come get it.”
As fired up as Vera appears to be, Cruz can’t be bothered. Any opponent ranked above him is his selection for his subsequent opponent. That record consists of champ Aljamain Sterling, ex-champ Petr Yan, and Merab Dvalishvili, amongst others. There’s nothing private there with Vera, he stated.
“So if he thinks I stated no, I stated no to dates,” Cruz stated. “OK. That’s between him and his supervisor, no matter his supervisor is telling him is what he’s going to consider. I’m not against that.
“What’s humorous is I did hear him saying he desires any individual within the top-five or top-four, so why would he ask for these [opponents with those rankings] if it didn’t matter. If transferring up the ladder didn’t matter, then why would you ask for any individual above you, not beneath you within the division, like he’s achieved. Nicely, it’s the identical cause I’ve, the identical cause the remainder of us all have: We’re all combating in the identical bracket to be champion. So yeah, I’m not against it. He’s ranked above me now, too. So certain. Let’s get the date.”
Cruz hopes to return to the octagon at a UFC pay-per-view occasion. Given the present schedule, an August or September date is most probably. He’s presently ready for the UFC’s phrase on who will probably be subsequent.
After they name, Cruz confused he’ll solely be listening to the month and day – not the opponent.
