Cruz was, of course, the UFC's inaugural bantamweight champion. The 135-pound division was implanted into the promotion from the WEC at the end of 2010, and Cruz had held the WEC title since mid-2009.

Garbrandt returned to the Octagon for the first time since a submission loss to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300 last year.

Take a look at a chronological history of the UFC's 135-pound title, which migrated over from the WEC in 2010 when the promotions merged. Dominick Cruz Date: Dec. 16, 2010 ...

One former UFC champion is keeping his head up after suffering his second loss in a row at UFC Atlanta last weekend.

Dominick Cruz knows Patchy Mix is confident based on who he's facing in his UFC debut. Mix (20-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets streaking bantamweight Mario Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on Saturday's UFC 316 ...

Dominick Cruz recently reacted to Jon Anik picking Merab Dvalishvili as the greatest UFC bantamweight over him. Ad With a 24-4 record, Cruz was scheduled to fight Rob Font in February.

Retired light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen and former UFC/WEC bantamweight ...

Dominick Cruz weighs in on Merab Dvalishvili’s GOAT case ahead of UFC 316 . Dominick Cruz, who retired earlier this year, is widely considered the greatest bantamweight of all-time.

Dominick Cruz knows Patchy Mix is confident based on who he's facing in his UFC debut. Mix (20-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets streaking bantamweight Mario Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on Saturday's UFC 316 ...