Fans can lull themselves to sleep with talk of controversy or proverbial screwjobs, but at the end of the day, Renan Barao is simply a better fighter than Urijah Faber. The bantamweight champ defeated Faber for a second time in the main event of UFC 169 on Saturday night. However, this time the bout ended […]
Fans can lull themselves to sleep with talk of controversy or proverbial screwjobs, but at the end of the day, Renan Barao is simply a better fighter than Urijah Faber. The bantamweight champ defeated Faber for a second time in the main event of UFC 169 on Saturday night. However, this time the bout ended […]
In July 2012, Urijah Faber and Renan Barao met in the rare, bizarre instance where both men were challengers for a title. No, it wasn’t some three-way wrestling match with Vince McMahon cackling sadistically from ringside, but rather a fight for the interim bantamweight title. Rightful champion Dominick Cruz was sidelined and the UFC needed […]
In July 2012, Urijah Faber and Renan Barao met in the rare, bizarre instance where both men were challengers for a title. No, it wasn’t some three-way wrestling match with Vince McMahon cackling sadistically from ringside, but rather a fight for the interim bantamweight title. Rightful champion Dominick Cruz was sidelined and the UFC needed […]
On Saturday, Urijah Faber will get his third shot at UFC gold in the UFC 169 main event against Renan Barao. In less than three years with the world’s top promotion, “The California Kid” has risen to the top of the bantamweight contender pool three times. The former WEC champion lost to Dominick Cruz at […]
On Saturday, Urijah Faber will get his third shot at UFC gold in the UFC 169 main event against Renan Barao. In less than three years with the world’s top promotion, “The California Kid” has risen to the top of the bantamweight contender pool three times. The former WEC champion lost to Dominick Cruz at […]
This weekend originally presented an opportunity that Renan Barao had been waiting over a year to see come to light. After winning and then defending the interim bantamweight title on two occasions, the Brazilian phenom was finally going to get the chance to square off with longtime titleholder Dominick Cruz to determine who would be […]
This weekend originally presented an opportunity that Renan Barao had been waiting over a year to see come to light. After winning and then defending the interim bantamweight title on two occasions, the Brazilian phenom was finally going to get the chance to square off with longtime titleholder Dominick Cruz to determine who would be […]
Following his loss to Renan Barao at UFC 149, Urijah Faber looked to be a long way away from getting another shot at UFC gold. However, 19 months later, “The California Kid” is already going to get another crack at the Brazilian, who is now the undisputed bantamweight champion. Faber returned to the front of […]
Following his loss to Renan Barao at UFC 149, Urijah Faber looked to be a long way away from getting another shot at UFC gold. However, 19 months later, “The California Kid” is already going to get another crack at the Brazilian, who is now the undisputed bantamweight champion. Faber returned to the front of […]
Per BestFightOdds.com (h/t Tom Ngo at 5thRound.com), now undisputed bantamweight champion Renan Barao is a 3-1 odds-on favorite to defeat top contender Urijah Faber at UFC 169 on February 1. Barao was slated to face Dominick Cruz to unify the titles and decide the legitimate champion, but Cruz suffered a groin injury and had to vacate […]
Per BestFightOdds.com (h/t Tom Ngo at 5thRound.com), now undisputed bantamweight champion Renan Barao is a 3-1 odds-on favorite to defeat top contender Urijah Faber at UFC 169 on February 1. Barao was slated to face Dominick Cruz to unify the titles and decide the legitimate champion, but Cruz suffered a groin injury and had to vacate […]