- He worked as a customer service representative at Lowe's home improvement store #1707, and was studying to be a firefighter at community college before becoming a full-time fighter.
- American mixed martial artist with a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is a two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cruz was also the final bantamweight titleholder of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). In addition to fighting, Cruz is an MMA analyst for Fox Sports.
- Cruz is of Mexican descent paternally. He lived with his single mother, grandmother and brother in a trailer park in Tucson for most of his childhood. He attended Flowing Wells High School, and competed in amateur wrestling.
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