January 26, 2012
Faber talks upcoming fight hype
MMA fighter Urijah Faber has started his latest campaign against long time rival Dominick Cruz. The reason is because he will in fact face the champ after coaching a season of The Ultimate Fighter against Cruz. The two have a long history that dates back. During their early career, the two faced off in WEC promotions. Faber the champ at the time looked to defend his belt against a trash talking new kid named Dominick Cruz. Faber finished the bout early with a standing guillotine in the first, making it look like an easy fight. Over the years Cruz had harbored an anger for Faber, trash talking him to the media every chance he got.
Urijah Faber next fight against Cruz proved to be completely different. With roles now reversed, Cruz the defending champ, was able to deefeat a tough Faber after a five round unanimous decision deemed by the judges. Urijah Faber was not discouraged by the loss however and came back in his next fight and shimply man handled the former champ Brian Boles in the first round, making a large statement that there is no other competition close to Cruz or himself. The UFC was very impressed with Faber and decided to give the former dominating champ another shot at his nemesis Dominick Cruz. The two will do their coaching duties against each other on the first ever live TUF event and then finish the year out with a huge battle that will be on the TUF Finale or perhaps a pay per view event.
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