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Former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber has a well-documented feud with current UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz. However, that doesn’t…

Dominick Cruz hasn’t fought since he last defended his belt against current Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC on Versus 6 in Oct. 2011. That’s approximately a year and a half of sitting on the shelf in his…

In a disappointing turn of events for UFC Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, the fighter has reportedly underwent a second ACL surgery in a huge setback….

Earlier today, news broke that Dominick Cruz tore his ACL training for his UFC 148 title bout versus arch-nemesis Urijah Faber. Instantly, the status of UFC 148 as potentially the biggest card ever was in jeopardy. While no longer possessing two title fights, it appears that Urijah Faber does still want to fight on the card, revealing the following via Twitter.com:

Sucks about @thedomin8r hope recovers fast! Sounds like 9 months aftr surgery @renanbaraoufc seems like the best replacement!

When the current season of The Ultimate Fighter concludes, coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will face off inside the Octagon. When the two bantamweights meet Cruz’s UFC crown will be on the line as well as bragging rights as the two fighters have met twice before, with each fighter taking a victory.
Since their first fight Cruz has not lost another bout, going 10-0, while Faber has compiled a record of 8-4, tasting defeat at the hands of Mike Brown (twice), Jose Aldo and Cruz. The difference in