Dominick Cruz claims Urijah Faber ‘ran from’ T.J. Dillashaw

In the cage, UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is known for one of the most advanced stick-and-move styles the game’s ever seen.

He’s proven similarly elusive when verbally sparring with his opponents in the buildup to his fights.

During a wildly entertaining UFC 199 conference call on Thursday, Cruz, who meets Urijah Faber in the co-feature bout a week from Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif., went right after Cruz’s sore spot: His relationship with former training partner T.J. Dillashaw.

“You ran from TJ when it mattered,” Cruz said. “You were afraid to face him.”

In a much-documented breakup, Dillashaw, then the bantamweight champ, left Faber’s Team Alpha Male camp last year, joining former TAM coach Duane Ludwig at Elevation in Colorado. Cruz then defeated Dillashaw in January to regain the title he once had to vacate due to injuries.

And whenever Faber tried to talk during the conference call, Cruz was there to remind him about the guy who left his …

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