Trilogy fights are a rarity in MMA but lucky for fans, we get to witness what could become of one of the best in the history of the sport. Besides the fans being excited for the fight between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber, Cruz is also excited.
“He’s never going to know what’s coming,” said Cruz.
With his dominating performance against Brian Bowles at UFC 139, Faber earned another crack at bantamweight champion Cruz.
A lot of people feel Faber is getting another shot so soon simply because he’s a big name. Cruz doesn’t think so.
“The way that he beat Bowles, I think it warrants a title fight for him,” said Cruz.
Faber’s performance was impressive as he controlled the action wherever it went and ended Bowles’ title hopes with a second-round guillotine.
In his post-fight talk with Joe Rogan and the post-fight press conference, Faber repeatedly made jabs at Cruz and his fighting style, claiming that he might have to lower himself to Cruz’s level.
Cruz is recovering from hand surgery, so it will be some time before the two meet, but if the first two bouts are any indication, the wait will be well worth it.
In their first meeting, Faber gave “The Dominator” his only career loss, but Cruz was able to edge a decision victory over Faber in their rematch this summer.
Although many people will be putting money on Faber to win, Cruz doesn’t have any shortage of confidence. Speaking of his second bout with Faber, Cruz let us know his prediction for the fight.
“I was able to keep him out of his rhythm and that’s going to be the case in any fight I have with him.”
Fans will have to wait a while for Cruz to return from his hand surgery, but both men are likely to campaign for a spot as coaches on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, so we could be seeing the pre-fight talk begin soon.
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