Urijah Faber Remains on UFC 148, Will Fight for Interim Bantamweight Title
Urijah Faber will remain on the UFC 148 card with bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz out with an injury. Faber will fight a TBA opponent for the interim title.
Urijah Faber will remain on the UFC 148 card with bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz out with an injury. Faber will fight a TBA opponent for the interim title.
Tickets for UFC 148, one of the most anticipated pay-per-views in UFC history, go on sale this week. The card, featuring a pair of title fight grudge matches between Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen and Dominick Cruz-Urijah Faber, goes down July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Urijah Faber's team picked up its third straight win when Joe Proctor beat Chris Tickle with a first-round rear naked choke Friday night on "The Ultimate Fighter LIVE" on FX.
On tonight's third episode of "The Ultimate Fighter LIVE," which airs at 10 p.m. Eastern on FX, Team Cruz top pick Justin Lawrence faces Brazilian vet Cristiano Marcello.
HeavyMMA's Duane Finley tracked down UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and former featherweight champ Urijah Faber in Chicago to talk to them about their upcoming coaching stints on TUF 15 – and their third clash at the end of the season.
"The California Kid" earns another crack at Dominick Cruz with a dominant win and submission over Brian Bowles.