Urijah Faber to fight Dominick Cruz at TUF 15 in 2012 – UFC News
Recently, on December 3, 2011, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14 Finale was held in Las Vegas. Within seventy-two hours of the TUF 14 Finale, the UFC and TUF has announced their next event, which will be TUF 15 to be held next year.
According to the UFC officials, bantamweight fighters Dominick Cruz will fight against Urijah Faber. This bout is set to take place in March 2012 when TUF 15 will take place on a venue yet to be disclosed by the management.
After the end of the fourteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter, mixed martial arts (MMA) fans were eager to know what will happen at TUF 15. Fans now know that not only Faber and Cruz will be opponents, but they have also been
named as coaches for the TUF 15 event. For the 32-year-old Faber, his bout against Cruz at TUF 15 would be one filled with aggression and revenge.
Faber lost to Cruz at UFC 132 in July 2011. Faber would certainly try to win the fight and take revenge. The TUF 15 would be important for Cruz as well, for he is on a winning run. He has won the last ten straight fights of his
MMA career. This will make Cruz a strong opponent at TUF 15.
Fans would consider that the two fighters would be ending their rivalry that has been going on for years. Both fighters met in the fighting ring for the first time at World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) 26 event in March 2007. Faber
won this bout but lost to Cruz when the two met inside the UFC cage at UFC 132. The UFC management also revealed that both the fighters would be entering the TUF 15 as opposing coaches.
Although MMA fighters have been made coaches at TUF before, but hardly MMA fans get to see two fighters go against each other. This time, at TUF 15 in 2012, Faber and Urijah would be coaches as well as opponents inside the UFC
octagon fight ring. The Ultimate Fighter would also have a difference when TUF 15 will start in March 2012. According to the UFC management, The Ultimate Fighter would telecast live fights for thirteen straight weeks, which would be aired every Friday.
Normally, whenever coaches are announced for the TUF event, it is the case that the fighters/coaches create their animosity during the TUF season. At TUF 15, Faber and Cruz would not need to work on their rivalry because the MMA
fans already know the tension the two fighters would be bringing with them to the ring. Cruz was motivated and excited to face Faber and be the coach at TUF 15. He said, "This is a dream come true. To get a chance to coach TUF and beat Faber again is all
the motivation I need. This is going to be an insane season of The Ultimate Fighter."
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