Chris Curtis has taken purpose at Dominick Cruz over his commentary at UFC 297.
On the principle card of the pay-per-view card from Toronto on Saturday, Curtis was taking up Marc-Andre Barriault, in what on paper a fan-friendly struggle. Nonetheless, at instances, the struggle didn’t reside as much as expectations and the followers booed, which Curtis didn’t perceive.
To make issues worse, when Curtis rewatched the struggle, Dominick Cruz known as it a sparring match, as he claimed neither of them threw punches with a lot intention to finish the struggle. That aggravated Curtis who factors to Barriault’s sturdiness, and the American ripped the previous champion for his feedback.
“I get s*** on by ‘DC’ and Dominick Cruz each time I struggle,” Curtis mentioned on The MMA Hour. “It doesn’t matter what’s taking place. DC was kinder than earlier than, however Dominick Cruz is rather like, ‘It appears like he’s sparring,’ and blah blah blah. Bro, [Barriault is] a stable man. He’s been knocked out as soon as, I’ve been knocked out as soon as. It’s not going to be straightforward to knock the opposite down, it’s simply not. I hit him with some s*** that I’ve dropped individuals with, and he simply sort of checked out it.
“I elbowed him just a few instances, I went to maneuver in, he’s simply observing me like he’s again there,” Curtis added. “I hear Dominick Cruz say, ‘It’s similar to a sparring match,’ after which, to not be a dick, however individuals are going to latch on to what the commentary says, and now I hear, ‘He didn’t even struggle arduous. It was a low-energy sparring match.’ Stand in entrance of me and let me hit you a similar means… However due to Dominick Cruz’s silly f****** commentary, I get to listen to, ‘It’s a sparring match and low quantity.”
Not solely was Chris Curtis aggravated by Dominick Cruz’s commentary however he instructed the UFC bantamweight to let him punch him to see if it’s simply sparring.
“Dominick Cruz, stand right here Dominick Cruz, and let me hit you the way in which I used to be hitting him and see if it’s simply sparring. No, we’re two giant, stable males. I promise you guys, I used to be hitting him f*****g arduous, he was hitting me arduous, I really feel it for the reason that struggle. [Cruz] is like, ‘It appears like sparring.’ I’m similar to, ‘Oh my God, the narrative is wonderful.’ So I’m pleased with myself, I’m very pleased with myself,” Curtis added.
As of proper now, Dominick Cruz hasn’t responded to Chris Curtis’ complaints and whether or not or not he’ll is unsure.
However, despite the fact that Curtis was aggravated by the commentary, he nonetheless did sufficient to get the cut up choice win over Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC 297.