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Dominick Cruz: Cody Garbrandt would fight Urijah Faber, but Faber would win
- Updated: June 1, 2016
TORRANCE, Calif. — UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has made a game out of taking swipes at Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male gym.
Last week, Cruz got under Faber’s skin during a UFC 199 media call by claiming that Faber “ran from” former champion T.J. Dillashaw, refusing to fight his former protege.
But with his trilogy fight with Faber just days away, Cruz has taken on a new tack. Cruz told reporters at Wednesday’s UFC 199 open workouts that not only would Faber be willing take a fight with current teammate Cody Garbrandt, but that the veteran Faber would win such a matchup against the undefeated knockout artist.
“Faber’s the type of guy that if you match him up with anyone in the top five, he’s still up there, he’ll still compete with them,” Cruz said. “I think he beats his boy Cody ‘No Love,’ and I think he beats a couple other guys in this division, in the top five, the top 10.”
Garbrandt is coming off the …
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