The UFC returns this weekend with a rare Sunday night show as UFC Fight Night 81 goes down in Boston, MA with a bantamweight title fight between the surging T.J. Dillashaw and former champion Dominick Cruz. Dillashaw has been on a high the past year and a half, having upset dominant champion Renan Barao, and beat the ex-champ again in a rematch, with a win over Joe Soto sandwiched in between the Barao fights. Dillashaw also had a highly publicized split from Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male, but the bottom line is that he's the biggest success story to come out of The Ultimate Fighter in years, and has looked great in the octagon. However, come Sunday, he's facing former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz - a man who never actually lost his title. Instead, he was stripped of the belt due to injury, something that has plagued him throughout his career. Even now, he's returning from yet another ACL injury. Also on what is a stellar card for a Fight Night show, former champion Anthony Pettis takes on ex-Bellator MMA champ Eddie Alvarez, and heavyweights Travis Browne and Matt Mitrione go to war. It's a stacked card - so here are six predictions for UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz!
Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
