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.

Cruz’s second reign as champion ended in December 2016, as he lost a decision to Cody Garbrandt in a surprisingly one-sided fight. That defeat, courtesy of an iconic performance by Garbrandt, marked the end of Cruz’s nine-year winning run.