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UFC 169: Renan Barao vs. Dominick Cruz Takes Top Billing over Aldo-Lamas

Turns out, next year’s bantamweight title unification bout between Renan Barao and Dominick Cruz is bigger than tradition. The 135-pound championship fight will serve as the main even for UFC 169 on Feb. 1 in Newark, N.J., taking precedence over Jose Aldo’s featherweight title defense against Ricardo Lamas, according to a report Tuesday by MMA […]

Turns out, next year’s bantamweight title unification bout between Renan Barao and Dominick Cruz is bigger than tradition. The 135-pound championship fight will serve as the main even for UFC 169 on Feb. 1 in Newark, N.J., taking precedence over Jose Aldo’s featherweight title defense against Ricardo Lamas, according to a report Tuesday by MMA […]

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Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland: The Winner will See Dominick Cruz Next

Sometimes a winning streak walks a fine line between legendary and insanity, especially when it features a man like UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao, who owns 30 pro career wins, one no-contest, and just one defeat. Skeptics argued that, aside from eventual featherweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and rising prospect Rony “Jason” […]

Sometimes a winning streak walks a fine line between legendary and insanity, especially when it features a man like UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao, who owns 30 pro career wins, one no-contest, and just one defeat. Skeptics argued that, aside from eventual featherweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and rising prospect Rony “Jason” […]

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Coach Says Dominick Cruz Returning in February a ‘Guess’, Actual Date Unknown

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is on the road to recovery following back-to-back reconstructive knee surgeries, but his timetable for a return date is still yet to be determined. A report surfaced on Wednesday via MMAFighting.com that Cruz tol…

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is on the road to recovery following back-to-back reconstructive knee surgeries, but his timetable for a return date is still yet to be determined. A report surfaced on Wednesday via MMAFighting.com that Cruz told current UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao that he would be ready in February 2014 after […]

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Urijah Faber: Dominick Cruz Is a Champion, He Will Come Back Strong

Rivalries are a big part of every sport, and in the UFC bantamweight division there may not be a more heated pairing than that of former WEC champion Urijah Faber and current 135-pound king Dominick Cruz. Faber and Cruz have battled in the cage on two occasions, splitting the pair of fights at one a piece. The […]

Rivalries are a big part of every sport, and in the UFC bantamweight division there may not be a more heated pairing than that of former WEC champion Urijah Faber and current 135-pound king Dominick Cruz. Faber and Cruz have battled in the cage on two occasions, splitting the pair of fights at one a piece. The […]

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Urijah Faber on Beef with Dominick Cruz, Fight with Alcantara and MMA Combine

From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, Urijah Faber always seems to take things in stride. The fighter known as “The California Kid” has always been one of the more positive figures in mixed martial arts. That attitude has earned him a large fanbase, as well as respect from his employers with […]

From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, Urijah Faber always seems to take things in stride. The fighter known as “The California Kid” has always been one of the more positive figures in mixed martial arts. That attitude has earned him a large fanbase, as well as respect from his employers with […]

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Dominick Cruz: Urijah Faber Will Always Be a No. 1 Contender and Nothing More

Dominick Cruz may be on the sidelines rehabilitating his surgically repaired knee, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been paying attention to what his old rival Urijah Faber has been saying about him lately. Recently during an appearance on UFC Tonight where he was serving as analyst, Faber said Cruz looked like “a pirate with […]

Dominick Cruz may be on the sidelines rehabilitating his surgically repaired knee, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been paying attention to what his old rival Urijah Faber has been saying about him lately. Recently during an appearance on UFC Tonight where he was serving as analyst, Faber said Cruz looked like “a pirate with […]

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