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UFC 132 Fight Card: The 25 Greatest Bantamweight Fights in MMA History

Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber at UFC 132 this weekend for the UFC bantamweight championship is the biggest bantamweight fight in MMA history.Cruz has been a dominant champion in the WEC, and the only loss on his record was against Faber for the feathe…

Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber at UFC 132 this weekend for the UFC bantamweight championship is the biggest bantamweight fight in MMA history.

Cruz has been a dominant champion in the WEC, and the only loss on his record was against Faber for the featherweight title over four years ago.

In order to settle this rivalry, these two champions will also be breaking ground by fighting in the very first bantamweight championship bout in UFC history.

To celebrate this momentous occasion and the birth of a new era of champions, let us take a look back at the top 25 greatest bantamweight fights in MMA history that have brought us to this point. 

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UFC 132 Fight Card: Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber, Head To Toe Breakdown

Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will finally be making his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at UFC 132 against former featherweight champion Urijah Faber.This is a very important fight for Cruz because, not only is it his first fight in the UFC…

Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will finally be making his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at UFC 132 against former featherweight champion Urijah Faber.

This is a very important fight for Cruz because, not only is it his first fight in the UFC, it is a chance to avenge the only loss of his MMA career.

The two men have fought once before with the WEC’s featherweight championship on the line and Faber defeated Dominick, catching him with a guillotine choke in the first round.

Cruz will be wanting to showcase how much he has improved by beating Faber at UFC 132.

Urijah Faber will be looking to show fight fans that he still has Cruz’s number, while also becoming one of few MMA competitors to ever hold championships in more than one weight class.

Let’s see how these two stack up…

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UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Odds for UFC 132 Main Card

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Odds for UFC 132 Main Card UFC 132 will take place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.  The main event will feature the first UFC bantamweight title fight ever as Dominick Cruz defends hi…

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Odds for UFC 132 Main Card

UFC 132 will take place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.  The main event will feature the first UFC bantamweight title fight ever as Dominick Cruz defends his title against the only feature to ever defeat him, Urijah Faber.  The co-main event will feature the long awaited return of Wanderlei Silva, who is set to face Chris Leben.  Also appearing on the main card will be Tito Ortiz who will be fighting for his UFC career when he faces Ryan Bader.

Odds for the UFC 132 main card:

Dominick Cruz (-140) favorite over  Urijah Faber (+110)

Wanderlei Silva (-185) favorite over Chris Leben (+155)

Ryan Bader (-550) favorite over Tito Ortiz (+400)

Dong Hyun Kim (-120) favorite over Carlos Condit (-110)

Dennis Siver (-130) favorite over Matt Wiman (Even)

*odds from BetOnFighting.com

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Dominick Cruz vs Urijah FaberBleacher Report’s Scott HarrisFaber:  +105Cruz: -147You know the history. You know the stakes. And in a nutshell, this fight has all the makings of a classic. Both men …

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber

Bleacher Report’s Scott Harris

Faber:  +105
Cruz: -147

You know the history. You know the stakes. And in a nutshell, this fight has all the makings of a classic.

Both men are multi-faceted fighters, though Cruz definitely prefers to box and Faber likes to grapple.

In their first meeting, for Faber’s then-featherweight title, The California Kid handed Cruz his only MMA loss by slapping on a rear naked choke.

This time, though, it’s Cruz with the strap.

What makes this exciting is that either man can hold his own in the other man’s world. Both of these men are extremely tough, with only three stoppage losses combined in 47 pro fights. You know that means: 25 minutes of MMA sumptuousness.

This will be the rare fight for which the word “war” will not feel like painful hyperbole. I think it will just be a matter of who can impose will.

I think the younger Cruz will have the energy to outpoint (if not finish) Faber, avenge the only loss on his record and earn the star status he deserves in the UFC. 

Pick:  Cruz

UFC 132: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Carlos Condit vs Dong Hyun Kim

UFC 132: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Carlos Condit vs Dong Hyun KimBleacher Report’s Scott Harris:This one has all the trappings of a welterweight title eliminator.Condit is always, always going for blood, and that always means he’s a threat. But…

UFC 132: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Carlos Condit vs Dong Hyun Kim

Bleacher Report’s Scott Harris:

This one has all the trappings of a welterweight title eliminator.

Condit is always, always going for blood, and that always means he’s a threat. But Kim and his patient, well-rounded game may succeed in smothering Condit’s fire.

Pick:  Kim

Urijah Faber Trains with Boozing DJ Paul (VIDEO)

Urijah Faber will challenge Dominick Cruz for the Bantamweight belt come Saturday night at UFC 132 and for some reason, he wants to convince us, it will be with the help of Three 6 Mafia‘s.

Urijah Faber will challenge Dominick Cruz for the Bantamweight belt come Saturday night at UFC 132 and for some reason, he wants to convince us, it will be with the help of Three 6 Mafia‘s DJ Paul. In a series of semi-entertaining You Tube videos, Faber gets his train on with a drunken boozing chain-smoking Paul. He could have just trained with my grandma.