Urijah Faber feeling optimistic about the fight vs. Dominick Cruz

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 records between Cruz and himself is not something that concerns Faber, “I’m always fighting tough guys and you never like to lose but being able to put everything out there is something that relinquishes the pity side of it, all of my losses have been in world championship fights and all of them except for one have been in a weight-class that I was outside of and because the sport was underdeveloped I didn’t have the opportunity to drop down when I first started so I’m pretty optimistic about my fights.” – for more see MMASucka

Further Reading: That Awkward Moment: Dominick Cruz mocks Urijah Faber’s decision making process at TUF LIVE