UFC 199 fight card primer: Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber

In the co-main event at UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping, bitter enemies will meet again. The UFC bantamweight title will be on the line when Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber take their rivalry to a third fight, and both men are fully prepared for the task. They met once in the WEC, where Faber quickly handed Cruz his only career loss. The rematch in 2011 was close, but Cruz came out on top. How will the third one go down?

This may be Faber’s last shot at glory in the UFC. He’s 0-3 in title shots in the organization coming in, and he’ll have to deal with a man that knows him very well. Cruz was on the shelf for a long time and has fought just three times since his last meeting with Faber. But he reclaimed the belt he never lost in the cage by beating T.J. Dillashaw in his last bout, and he’s interested in keeping it …

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