UFC 132 is one of the biggest cards of the summer, and it will all go down July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The stacked card features a lot of great fights with intriguing style matchups that should make fo…
UFC 132 is one of the biggest cards of the summer, and it will all go down July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The stacked card features a lot of great fights with intriguing style matchups that should make for many memorable moments and should also build ongoing storylines for some of the legends and rising stars of the sport.
The main event will feature UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz defending his title against former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber. This will be the second fight between the two. Faber won the first match in 2007, giving Cruz the only loss on his record.
The co-main event will feature action-fighters Wanderlei Silva and Chris Leben in a middleweight contest of power, durability, heart and chins. Who will be the first to drop?
Other fights include:
Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Ryan Bader
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim
UFC 132 is set to take place on July 2, and this is shaping up to be one of the better cards in recent memory.It is so good, that four of the cards on the preliminary card could very easily be main card fights.The main event of the evening pits bantamw…
UFC 132 is set to take place on July 2, and this is shaping up to be one of the better cards in recent memory.
It is so good, that four of the cards on the preliminary card could very easily be main card fights.
The main event of the evening pits bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in the first defense of his UFC title against the only man who holds a victory over him, former WEC Featherweight Champion, Urijah Faber.
The co-main event of the evening is a fight that has been in the making for nearly a year, as a legend of the sport, Wanderlei Silva, takes on hard hitting and iron-chinned Chris Leben.
In addition, Tito Ortiz fights for his job against an Ultimate Fighter winner, Ryan Bader, Carlos Condit takes on Dong Hyun Kim in what could very well become a No. 1 contender match, and Dennis Siver, fresh off an upset over George Sotiropoulos, takes on “Handsome” Matt Wiman.
So here is the breakdown and predictions for the main card.
This Saturday, May 14th, the UFC will be opening a gym in Corona, CA.Several UFC vets will be in attendance for the grand opening, including Chuck Liddell, BJ Penn, and Urijah Faber.According to the UFC:”The day-long festivities will be action-packed a…
This Saturday, May 14th, the UFC will be opening a gym in Corona, CA.
Several UFC vets will be in attendance for the grand opening, including Chuck Liddell, BJ Penn, and Urijah Faber.
According to the UFC:
“The day-long festivities will be action-packed and feature autograph signings and Q&A sessions with some of the biggest names in the UFC. In addition, there will be exciting activities, including class demonstrations and participation from local vendors and partners such as the U.S. Marine Corps.”
The full list of UFC veterans who will be in attendance will be:
UFC Hall of Famer, Chuck Liddell
BJ Penn
Urijah Faber
Phil Davis
Leonard Garcia
Donald Cerrone
As well as Best of Pride host Kenda Perez and UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste.
I’ll be on-site covering the event and giving interviews for FindMMAGym.com.
While there, I plan on also live updating on B/R recaps of the day’s events, as well as some important (or memorable) quotes these guys give.
At the bottom of this article, leave some questions you have for any of these guys, and if/when I get the opportunity to talk with them, I’ll be sure to ask some of the good ones and share the replies with you all.
Keep in mind, I’m only going to ask reasonable and appropriate questions.
Look forward to some pictures and hopefully video as well.
MMAweekly.com reported on the feud between Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz. The two men met in the WEC years ago when Cruz was only 21 years old. The fight was for Faber’s 145-pound world title, which he retained by defeating Cruz. Thi…
MMAweekly.com reported on the feud between Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz. The two men met in the WEC years ago when Cruz was only 21 years old. The fight was for Faber’s 145-pound world title, which he retained by defeating Cruz. This was the only loss in Dominic Cruz’s career, and since then he has won all of his fights at bantamweight (135 pounds).
On July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cruz and Faber rematch. However, at UFC 132, Dominick Cruz is the champion, and Urijah Faber is the challenger. Both men are very aware of the role reversal and the champion is ready to prove he can beat Faber.
With a title fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight belt steadily approaching, No. 1 contender, Urijah Faber, feels there’s still many exciting fights for him in his newly 135-pound division. One matchup in particular is …
With a title fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight belt steadily approaching, No. 1 contender, Urijah Faber, feels there’s still many exciting fights for him in his newly 135-pound division.
One matchup in particular is against Miguel Angel Torres.
As Faber once reigned as the World Extreme Cagefighting(WEC) 145-pound champion, Torres, simultaneously, held the 135-pound title in the same promotion.
Thus, eager fans couldn’t help but suggest a potential fight between these two amazing warriors.
According to Fiveknuckles.com’s Jason Perkins, the “California Kid” looks forward to the potential “superfight” that fans have been discussing for years:
“I think it would be great. I think Miguel Torres is one of those people that guys love to watch fight. There’s peaks and valleys in careers, he’s had some peaks, he’s had some valleys, and it sounds like he’s back on track,” Faber said.
“He’s refocused and against his last two opponents he had a really good style against those guys, and the reach advantage and things like that, but he does look good. He’s on a two fight win streak and that’s great.”
The California Kid continued, “I would say that we definitely want to fight each other and I’ve got nothing against him, but it’s a fight that we’ve all known about for a long time. I’ve got kind of a different feel for him since I dropped down to 35′s. I don’t know how he feels about me being in his territory, but it’s my territory now.”
Since the merger of WEC and UFC, as well as UFC’s recent purchase of the Strikeforce (SF) MMA promotion, talks of ‘superfights’ amongst each entity’s champions are inevitable.
Following Georges St. Pierre’s recent successful UFC 170 pound title defense, fans can’t seem to help but pit the popular St. Pierre against SF’s current Welterweight Champion, Nick Diaz. As a fight fan himself, Urijah thinks Diaz may have the upper hand:
“I’m going to go with Nick Diaz on that one, just because I don’t see GSP knocking him out,” Faber stated.
“He’s never been knocked out and GSP’s been more into wrestling guys. I think that from watching Diaz, he’s super, super deceiving, and is able to pressure guys and make them get tired and fatigued like no one else. It’s constant pressure, and he’s got that persistent punching style that wears guys down.”
Whether the GSP versus Diaz fight looms in the near or distant future, this bout will be one of the most anticipated and exciting matchups in MMA history. As Faber vies for the title also, his quickness and ferocity make for an extremely exciting fight as well.
Urijah Faber will be fighting for the UFC bantamweight belt versus current champion, Dominick Cruz, on July 2nd in Las Vegas.
-ROLAND RISO MMAIDIOT.COM
Roland Riso is a contributing writer for Bleacher Report. All quotes were obtained from Fiveknuckles.com
Former WEC champion Urijah Faber recently appeared on ESPN1100 to talk boxing. The conversation started off centered around Manny Pacquiao and his fight with Shane Mosley and then turned to more MMA related subjects.The boxing-based conversation didn’t…
Former WEC champion Urijah Faber recently appeared on ESPN1100 to talk boxing. The conversation started off centered around Manny Pacquiao and his fight with Shane Mosley and then turned to more MMA related subjects.
The boxing-based conversation didn’t take long to turn to Nick Diaz, the Strikeforce welterweight champion who has recently signed on to fight former IBF champion Jeff Lacy.
Faber had the following to say about Diaz making the jump to boxing: “Diaz is a good example, when you take a strong mindset, you look at a champion in any sport, it’s the mindset that makes them a champion. If they dedicate themselves to learning the skills then it’s a battle of willpower and heart.”
As to why Diaz would want to box, Faber thinks it is based around the desire for a bigger payday: “Nick is a competitor, I’ve been a big fan of Nick Diaz. The bottom line is that guy is a guy that’s been in some serious battles and put in some serious time and has made a decent living, but definitely deserves more money, and I think that’s what he’s really talking about.”
Faber then said that he hoped that UFC president Dana White would “step up” in regard to keeping Diaz out of boxing and just involved with MMA.
Faber then talked about the UFC’s wanting to put Diaz on a dating show when he fought for the promotion in the past, “I remember Diaz telling me years ago how they punished him for not going on that dating show they were having a couple of fighters go on. They would go on this dating show, [the UFC] wanted him on there for publicity. Nick had a girlfriend at the time and he wouldn’t do it.”
Faber is scheduled to meet UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in the main event at UFC 132, which will take place on July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
