Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz hasn’t tapped out of his profession simply but … as the longer term Corridor of Famer tells TMZ Sports activities he desires to placed on the gloves one final time and step again into the UFC Octagon.

We caught up with 39-year-old Cruz, who’s at present in Mexico Metropolis on the UFC Efficiency Institute, and he mentioned he’s within the strategy of “constructing myself up” for a bout.

“I will let you know, I believe I received a final dance,” he mentioned. “I need one final dance in me. Simply go on the market and have enjoyable. And once I say enjoyable, I imply battle to the bitter loss of life and see what I’ve in me.”

It will mark the primary time he has been within the Octagon since 2022 … which he misplaced by way of fourth-round KO to Marlon Vera.

In an excellent world, the previous champ mentioned he would have taken a battle this 12 months — however now says early 2025 is “what is going on to work and line up.”

“I wished to get after it this 12 months,” he mentioned. “But it surely’s not trying like a matchup is getting negotiated precisely the best way it’s. There’s some guys on the market who appeared actually good; that complete division is stacked.”