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UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is running out of interesting storylines.
Win the WEC title? Check. UFC belt? Check. Avenge your lone career loss? Check.
So with Cruz now preparing to face his nemesis, Urijah Faber, for the second time in just three fights, is “The Dominator”
struggling for motivation? Hardly. After all, who wouldn’t want to beat
up their annoying co-worker?
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During a Wednesday media session at Tabu inside Las Vegas’ MGM Grand
Hotel & Casino, UFC champions Dominick Cruz and Junior Dos Santos
talked to reporters about Friday’s big event.
Each titleholder weighed in on UFC 141 and the heavyweight headliner between ex-champs Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem.
Which headliner are the current champs favoring?
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The UFC continues to add fan-driven activities to next week’s
blockbuster “UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem” fight-week schedule, and an
autograph session featuring three fan-favorite fighters is the latest
addition to the roster of events.
Prior to Thursday’s official UFC 141 weigh-ins, UFC bantamweight
champion Dominick Cruz, former light heavyweight champion Forrest
Griffin and heavyweight contender Roy Nelson will sign autographs for
fans free of charge.
The session is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT local time) on the concourse of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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The UFC Tuesday announced that divisional kingpin Dominick Cruz will coach against rival Urijah Faber in the series’ FX debut in March. The season will feature contestants competing in the lightweight and welterweight divisions.
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UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and top contender Urijah Faber will serve as coaches on the “The Ultimate Fighter 15.”
The UFC today announced the coaching assignments.
“TUF 15″ (which officials have dubbed “The Ultimate Fighter: LIVE”) is the first to air on FOX-owned FX and the first to air live fights. It debuts March 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT with a two-hour episode. Subsequent episodes air at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz will settle their score in the very near future.
UFC president Dana White on Saturday night confirmed that Faber’s UFC
139 win over Brian Bowles was indeed enough to earn “The California Kid”
a quick rematch with UFC bantamweight champion Cruz.
Cruz, of course, defeated Faber in the main event of July’s UFC 132
event. However, Faber remains the only man to have ever beaten Cruz
after downing the then-featherweight in a March 2007 contest under the
WEC banner.
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Scott Jorgensen is ready for his rematch with UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz right now.
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Scott Jorgensen is ready for his rematch with UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz right now.
In fact, he thought was more than prepared for it the first time they fought.
However, he had a bad night and didn’t stick to his game in that December 2010 fight, but following a victory over Jeff Curran at this past weekend’s UFC 137 event, he’s anxious for redemption.
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The MMAjunkie.com Radio both is star-studded tonight with UFC 137′s Hatsu Hioki, UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste, UFC’s Melvin Guillard, MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, comedian Joey “Coco” Diaz and “UFC
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UFC champ Dominick Cruz and Leonard Garcia also call into the show.
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