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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Dominick Cruz returns to action on Saturday after almost three years out of the cage, and it's a fight he's trying to get under him to prove to himself he can make his comeback.
However, Cruz absolutely wants his UFC Bantamweight Championship back, and in his own mind he feels he's still the best fighter in the 135 lb. field.
"I'm gunning for the title. If you're in this sport and you're not gunning for the title, you're in the wrong sport," Cruz said in an interview this week with FoxSports.com. "But I'm just taking one step in front of the other and I'm not skipping any steps. When you start to skip steps you start looking past people."
"I'm still the best bantamweight in the world in my mind, yes. That's still something I need to go in there and fight. It's been a long time since I fought. If I had any doubt that I was the best in the world then I shouldn't be competing. If you don't think you're going to be the best, what's the point? I choose to be the best bantamweight on the planet and I'm going to make it happen.
Penick's Analysis: The fact that Cruz never lost his title means he'll get the opportunity to regain it as soon as possible, provided he comes back victorious. It might be one fight away, it might be two, but if he beats Takeya Mizugaki, he'll be on his way toward regaining that belt.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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