Dominick Cruz slams referee, claims he reeked of alcohol and cigarettes after UFC 249 loss

Henry Cejudo demolished Dominick Cruz with a vicious knee in second round of ir title fight at co-main event of UFC 249 to register his third successful bantamweight title defence. Though Dominick Cruz appeared to be wobbling, former champion claimed that he was still in contest before labelling result as an early stopp by referee Keith Peterson. However, things took a bitter turn as Dominick Cruz went on to accuse referee Keith referee of being under influence of alcohol and cigarettes before hosting co-main event.

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UFC 249: Dominick Cruz slams referee with alcohol consumption allegations after loss to Henry Cejudo

Dominick Cruz busted up Henry Cejudo’s forehead with an unintentional headbutt in very first round of ir fight. However, Henry Cejudo mand to take it in his stride and came out all guns blazing in second round as he went on to plant a lethal knee on Dominick Cruz. ‘ Dominator’ hit canvas clean and as he started to work his way up, referee Keith Thurman called off fight after Henry Cejudo’s follow-up jabs.

Cruz protested decision in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan and went on to explain how it was unfair to stop contest that early. According to Dominick Cruz, he was hurt by Henry Cejudo’s shots but he was working his way up from ground and it was “too early” to call it off. “ guy smelled like alcohol and cigarettes, so who kws what he was doing,” said Dominick Cruz later, as per MMA Junkie.

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Dominick Cruz stopp explanation and mutual respect towards Henry Cejudo

Though it was a controversial victory for a lot of MMA fans, Henry Cejudo mand to outclass Dominick Cruz and took him down despite bleeding severely from his head. 'Triple C' recorded his third successive bantamweight title defence against Dominick Cruz and later anunced his retirement from MMA. After fight, Henry Cejudo went to Dominick Cruz’s corner and showed respect towards veteran by saying, “I look up to you”.

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