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UFC Confirms Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber For UFC 199 Co-Main Event On June 4th

UFC officially announced the opponent for Dominick Cruz’s first title defense for his latest run as UFC Bantamweight Champion at the UFC: “Unstoppable” press conference held prior to the official UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz weigh-ins on Friday in Las Ve…

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UFC officially announced the opponent for Dominick Cruz’s first title defense for his latest run as UFC Bantamweight Champion at the UFC: “Unstoppable” press conference held prior to the official UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz weigh-ins on Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cruz was stripped of the 135-pound title after prolonged inactivity due to injuries, but recaptured the belt in his latest comeback fight against the now former UFC Bantamweight Champion, TJ Dillashaw.

At the UFC “Unstoppable” press conference to announce and kick-off the promotion for UFC’s upcoming fights for April through June, UFC President Dana White announced Cruz will compete in the long-awaited trilogy bout against longtime career rival “The California Kid” Urijah Faber.

The Cruz-Faber III bout will serve as the co-main event for UFC 199 on Saturday, June 4, 2016.

Watch the complete UFC “Unstoppable” press conference by clicking here.

Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber III Slated For UFC 199

Reigning UFC bantamweight champion Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz returned last January to regain the title he had never technically lost, scoring a decision victory over TJ Dillashaw. After battling a string of injuries over the last four years, Cruz now appears to be healthy and it was thought that he would make the first defense

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Reigning UFC bantamweight champion Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz returned last January to regain the title he had never technically lost, scoring a decision victory over TJ Dillashaw.

After battling a string of injuries over the last four years, Cruz now appears to be healthy and it was thought that he would make the first defense of his new reign in a long-awaited trilogy bout against former WEC champion Urijah Faber.

UFC President Dana White officially announced at today’s (March 4, 2016) UFC: Unstoppable press conference that Cruz and Faber will meet for the third time in the co-main event of June 4’s UFC 199 from the L.A. Forum in Los Angeles, California.

The two men have split wins and losses throughout their bitter rivalry with “The California Kid” scoring a submission victory over Cruz back in 2007, and “The Dominator” picking up a decision win in the rematch back in 2011.

Faber has now won three of his last four bouts including victories over Alex Caceres, Francisco Rivera, and most recently Frankie Saenz.

Cruz, despite his troubled history with injuries, is a man many consider to be the best 135 pounder of all-time, possessing a near perfect 21-1 record with his only career loss coming to Faber.

UFC 199 is set to be headlined by a middleweight title rematch between divisional kingpin Luke Rockhold and ex-boss Chris Weidman.

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Luke Rockhold: I Had An Infection & Still Whooped Weidman’s A**

UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold finally won UFC gold with his impressive vicious beatdown of Chris Weidman in the co-main event of December’s UFC 194, but since that day much has come out about the health of both fighters. Rockhold revealed that he had a staph infection that required him to be on antibiotics that

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UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold finally won UFC gold with his impressive vicious beatdown of Chris Weidman in the co-main event of December’s UFC 194, but since that day much has come out about the health of both fighters.

Rockhold revealed that he had a staph infection that required him to be on antibiotics that significantly sapped his energy levels, while Weidman eventually came out with the news that he fought with a broken foot that caused his lackluster performance.

Now that a rematch is slated for June’s UFC 199 but without a date and location as of yet, Rockhold is ready to ramp up the trash talk again. He doesn’t believe the oft-injured Weidman’s excuses, and he called the the whole ordeal a joke in an interview with Bloody Elbow:

“The rematch is set – me and Weidman – I believe UFC 199, should be in June, June 4th or something. I think it’s a joke. Obviously they know my situation, I came in with an infection, I was on antibiotics, and I still whooped his ass.”

Rockhold then offered his prediction for the rematch, proclaiming that it won’t be as close as the first:

“Like I said to the managers just now, Weidman goes down in two. Half of the time, I almost feel bad about this one.”

We’ll have to wait and see if Rockhold can stop the former champ once again or if Weidman’s injury truly did play a big part in his loss. Either way, the rivalry between these two world-class middleweights might not end at UFC 199 regardless of what happens. Who are you picking to win the rematch?

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Chris Weidman Says He Was Seriously Injured Before Rockhold Fight

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman recently revealed he was at ’10-20 percent’ when he lost to Luke Rockhold, and now he’s explaining why… When Luke Rockhold had finished his brutal bludgeoning of Chris Weidman at UFC 194, it was almost an unbelievable moment. The champ who’d been so dominant in victories over Vitor Belfort

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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman recently revealed he was at ’10-20 percent’ when he lost to Luke Rockhold, and now he’s explaining why…

When Luke Rockhold had finished his brutal bludgeoning of Chris Weidman at UFC 194, it was almost an unbelievable moment. The champ who’d been so dominant in victories over Vitor Belfort and Anderson Silva was now on the wrong side of a beatdown identical to the destruction he was so used to doling out. Perhaps a tough weight cut, or maybe he was simply not good enough to beat ‘Rocky,’ either way, it was an ugly loss for ‘The All American.’

Then came Weidman’s recent interview, where he claimed to have been at ’10-20 percent’ for his fight with Rockhold. Without expanding on that statement, it was kinda hard to sympathise with the former champion. But now, courtesy of sportscaster Jamie Stuart, Weidman finally reveals what he meant by that notorious statement.

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What do you think? Would this explain what seemed to be a very subpar performance from the normally dominant wrestler, or is it a case of sour grapes? Isn’t it odd to hear the man that once received endless criticism for ‘lucky’ wins against Anderson Silva now jumping on the ‘percentage bandwagon?’

Let’s hope 100% Weidman shows up at UFC 199, where he’ll get the chance to reclaim the title from Rockhold in a rematch.

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UFC Confirms Opponent For Luke Rockhold’s First UFC Middleweight Title Defense

.@katienolan with another scoop! @LukeRockhold will rematch @ChrisWeidmanUFC in June #GTLive https://t.co/FPRrmAP9og— Garbage Time (@GarbageTime) February 3, 2016

In addition to announcing that the Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones rematch is exp…

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In addition to announcing that the Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones rematch is expected to take place in April and revealing that November is when Ronda Rousey will likely challenge for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title against the winner of the Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate fight in March, Dana White confirmed who will get the first shot at new UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold this year.

The UFC President appeared on FOX Sports 1’s “Garbage Time” on Wednesday and officially announced Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman II will take place in June.

As seen in the clip embedded above, White spoke with FS1’s Katie Nolan and broke the story during his appearance on the show.

Rockhold defeated Weidman to become UFC’s new 185-pound champion in the co-main event of UFC 194 in December of 2015. His rematch against Weidman in June will be his first chance to prove he is the legitimate king of the UFC Middleweight division.

While White announced that the Rockhold-Weidman rematch is expected to take place at UFC 199 in June, there is currently no word regarding the exact date or venue UFC is targeting for the event.

UFC Confirms Opponent For Luke Rockhold’s First UFC Middleweight Title Defense

.@katienolan with another scoop! @LukeRockhold will rematch @ChrisWeidmanUFC in June #GTLive https://t.co/FPRrmAP9og— Garbage Time (@GarbageTime) February 3, 2016

In addition to announcing that the Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones rematch is exp…

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In addition to announcing that the Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones rematch is expected to take place in April and revealing that November is when Ronda Rousey will likely challenge for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title against the winner of the Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate fight in March, Dana White confirmed who will get the first shot at new UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold this year.

The UFC President appeared on FOX Sports 1’s “Garbage Time” on Wednesday and officially announced Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman II will take place in June.

As seen in the clip embedded above, White spoke with FS1’s Katie Nolan and broke the story during his appearance on the show.

Rockhold defeated Weidman to become UFC’s new 185-pound champion in the co-main event of UFC 194 in December of 2015. His rematch against Weidman in June will be his first chance to prove he is the legitimate king of the UFC Middleweight division.

While White announced that the Rockhold-Weidman rematch is expected to take place at UFC 199 in June, there is currently no word regarding the exact date or venue UFC is targeting for the event.