![]() ![]() Sure, there’s four coaches in a corner yelling sh*t, but he’s in there making adjustments. Not ‘coach Eric taught him this.’ He has a gift that he makes adjustments in a fight by himself. And the thing about predictions, and the thing about ‘I’m going to do this to Dominick, I’m going to do that to Dominick,’ everybody says the same thing. This is not an easy opponent by any means, but nothing that he hasn’t seen before. I mean, he’s focused, and he knows what he has to do. “I would say he’s back to his WEC days mentally. When Del Fierro was asked if Cruz would show the same fire as what he did when he went up against Mizugaki a few years ago, Cruz’ coach confidently said that the former MMA champion might actually be better. is knowing that Dominick is coming off such a huge layoff, and everybody expects you to perform whereas Dominick has all the odds against him,” he said. I think he’s fought in a big spotlight before. I think T.J.’s pretty confident in his skills that isn’t that big of a factor. Del Fierro admitted that it might be possible Cruz is getting into that strategy, but he thinks Dillashaw is mentally strong. Like what Conor McGregor did to Jose Aldo where he played mind games with the former MMA champion, a lot of spectators are thinking that Cruz is doing the same thing to Dillashaw. Just like any other MMA fight, Cruz and Dillashaw got into a series of verbal exchanges, but it was obvious that Cruz did a better job on this aspect. So, yeah, he’s had to adjust and change his style to progress,” Del Fierro said. The kid’s had two or three broken hands, an elbow injury, shoulder injuries, broken ribs, you name it, he’s had it. His grappling got better, his wrestling got better, and there are probably certain moves that he doesn’t do the same as he did before. And there’s been limitations to what he was doing at that time, but he still kept evolving. People say, ‘oh, he hasn’t trained, he hasn’t done anything’…it’s not like this guy was sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons. Even through his injuries, the time off, he was training. “Obviously things have changed through the years, for sure. In fact, they still went to sparring sessions just like when Cruz was still the bantamweight champion. Del Fierro, however, clarified that Cruz and his camp didn’t have to drastically change the training game plan. He even had to undergo two separate rehabilitation sessions just to get back on his feet. “He’s going to try and build a name off of me and it’s my job not to let him,” Garbrandt said.įor more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 296.Dominick Cruz’ coach, Eric Del Fierro, revealed in a recent interview that the MMA veteran will definitely show great improvements when he meets TJ Dillashaw inside the cage for the title.Ĭruz was reported to face a series of unfortunate events when he had to go through injury after injury before having the chance to get back in the cage today. ![]() Garbrandt will certainly mark one of the biggest names Kelleher has fought to date. ![]() Everyone in the UFC is not an easy fight.” He’s battled back from injuries and setbacks. He beat some nice guys, some bigger-name guys. “That guy’s got a ton of fights, over 30 professional fights. ![]() Dillashaw, but he sees Kelleher as a formidable and experienced opponent. Garbrandt may no longer be facing the division’s greats such as Cruz and T.J. I feel like my skill level is off this planet.” I haven’t been able to train this consistently and this much skill work since I was getting ready for Dominick Cruz. “This is the best I’ve felt in all of my camps. “He’s got some tools, he’s got some power in his hands, he’s got a good guillotine (choke),” Garbrandt told ESPN of Kelleher. Garbrandt has gone 2-5 since dethroning Dominick Cruz to become bantamweight champion in 2016, and “No Love” says it’s the best camp he’s had since prepping for that masterful championship-winning performance. Garbrandt has been plagued with injuries in the past couple of years which has led to multiple scrapped bouts and inconsistencies in the octagon. ![]()
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