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Dominick Cruz: Survival is Urijah Faber’s ‘biggest gift’
- Updated: June 3, 2016
While bad blood runs deep between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber, it certainly doesn’t cloud Cruz’ judgment when it comes to analyzing ‘The California Kid’s’ fighting style.
Faber, 37, has only been finished three times in his 41-fight career and Cruz believes his survival instincts are what separates him from the rest of the bantamweight contenders. Faber’s last stoppage loss came via TKO to then-champion Renan Barao at UFC 169 but, prior to that, the Team Alpha Male leader hadn’t been stopped since 2008.
‘The Dominator’ analyzed Faber’s skillset at the UFC 199 media scrum on Wednesday, per MMA Junkie.
“You can never count out a guy with championship experience,” Cruz said. “He’s got a five-round style. He knows how to survive. That’s his biggest gift, understanding how to survive in …
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