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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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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 is one big step closer to reclaiming a big-show championship.
The bantamweight fighter blasted and then choked out fellow ex-WEC champion Brian Bowles and immediately called out the reigning titleholder.
The fight aired on UFC 139′s pay-per-view main card from HP Pavilion in
San Jose, Calif., following prelims on Facebook and Spike TV.
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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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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Michael McDonald, Urijah Faber, Dan Henderson, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le
each earned $70,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances
at Saturday’s UFC 139 event.
McDonald earned the night’s “Knockout of the Night” award, Faber picked up
the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and two bouts earned
“Fight of the Night” honors: Henderson vs. “Shogun” and Silva vs. Le.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 139′s post-fight press conference.
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Six fighters exited UFC 139 with an extra $70,000, as Dan Henderson, Mauricio Rua, Wanderlei Silva, Cung Le, Urijah Faber and Michael McDonald all banked fight night bonuses on Saturday.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Urijah Faber believes MMA fans and media make too much of too little.
You don’t say?
Questions persist about why good opportunities always seem to follow him. The media is quick to say it’s because Faber is “marketable,” meaning he’s more popular and puts more butts in seats than other fighters. Hence, he gets more of what he wants.
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While some say Urijah Faber has gotten his share of title shots, the former champ feels he is peaking at the right time.
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Brian Bowles knows he’s in for one of the toughest fights of his career when he meets Urijah Faber on Nov. 19 at UFC 139.
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