Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz felt his career was "on borrowed time" as he dealt with a recurring shoulder issue. The injury bug has haunted Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), affecting multiple areas of his body,

UFC CEO Dana White fully supports Dominick Cruz ’s decision to retire from MMA. Former UFC and WEC champion Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was scheduled to compete in his final fight on Feb. 22 against Rob Font, but sustained another serious shoulder injury that forced him to pull the plug on his career sooner than planned.

Dominick Cruz, among the greatest bantamweight fighters in MMA history, announced Thursday that he is retiring from the sport after his latest injury.

Now that the former UFC champ has retired, should we remember Dominick Cruz as one of the UFC's greatest what-ifs, or an epically stubborn warrior who refused to stay down?

Dominick Cruz is calling it a career. After an injury forced him out of his UFC Fight Night 252 retirement fight, Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) announced his retirement Thursday in a lengthy, heartfelt post on social media.

Two-time UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has retired from mixed martial arts at age 39 after a training injury forced him out of his planned retirement fight.

UFC legend Dominick Cruz knew it was time to call it quits when it became impossible to deal with a persistent shoulder injury.