Alex Pereira's trainer Plinio Cruz is not returning to the fight game for just a one-and-done outing. Former MMA fighter Cruz has become famous as ...
Bloody Elbow · October 2, 2026

Former MMA fighter Cruz has become famous as the man behind Pereira’s iconic career as a two-weight UFC champion since hanging up his gloves. Next week, he is back in action in a Misfits Boxing fight with Chase DeMoor in London.
After winning the WBC US Silver title, Chase DeMoor is beginning to legitimately rise through the ranks at heavyweight Do you think Chase DeMoor would have any chance with a serious heavyweight champion?
Cruz last competed in 2019, but has entered into an intensive training camp that was elongated by three weeks when DeMoor suffered a minor injury in training . Now, he is lighter than he has been in almost a decade and has designs on not just winning the belt but defending it multiple times.
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