Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber 2 Highlights (EPIC Championship BATTLE)
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UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 2, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main event of UFC 132 featured a bantamweight title fight with Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz defending his 135 pound strap against the only man to ever have defeated him, "The California Kid" Urijah Faber. When the pair first met in 2007 in the WEC, Cruz was only 21 years old and lost via submission in the first round to Faber. Since then Cruz evolved into one of the pound for pound best fighters in all of MMA and the bantamweight champion of the WEC and UFC. The rematch saw the fighters come into the bout with bad blood leading up to the July 2nd event. Cruz entered the fight with a 7-1 record in the WEC and no UFC bouts yet. Faber entered the bout 10-3 in his prior WEC and UFC bouts and as former featherweight champion of the WEC, the division in which the pair's first meeting took place.
Cruz came forward and landed with his first punch. The shorter Faber reached forward with an overhand right, clinched up with the elusive Cruz, and desperately worked to sling Cruz to the ground. Cruz displayed excellent takedown defense despite having his back taken standing, and Faber landed a nice punch as they separated from the sequence. Cruz began to get into a rhythm with his unorthodox style, darting in and out and side to side, but a moment later it was Faber who landed a punch that briefly dropped Cruz to the ground. Cruz immediately jumped up and continued his attack. Faber held his own in the exchanges but ate a big uppercut. Cruz landed a body shot and the Faber swung with mean intentions with his right hand. Urijah cut off the cage and darted forward into the clinch. Cruz broke free and flicked a kick at Faber's head. Cruz flew forward and Faber countered, then took Cruz to the ground right as the horn sounded for the end of an intense and very competitive first round.
Faber landed a right hand early in the second, dropped for a double leg takedown but found nothing. Cruz with a nice two-punch combination and a nice left hook a moment later. Faber had a hard time getting in range though did connect with a right hand after a few misses. Cruz seemed to have an easier time eluding Faber's attacks in the second round and chipped away with low kicks, jabs, and uppercuts that Faber had a hard time blocking. Faber scored with a good right hand with a minute left in the round and ran after Cruz who stumbled momentarily to the ground. Cruz surprised with his first takedown attempt of the fight, planting Faber on his back though unsuccessful in holding him down for more than a few seconds.
Faber landed a low kick to start round three but ate a punch to the face for his effort. Cruz's style made it so difficult for Faber to know what was coming that it appeared he was getting out-pointed by the champion. Cruz connected on a big uppercut and a low-power head kick, with Faber having a hard time getting in close. Faber finally got his arms around Cruz with two minutes left in the round, took him to the ground but Cruz immediately reversed into top position. Faber scrambled free and landed as they stood. Cruz's effectiveness on the feet was on display over the next minute, then in a likely attempt to steal the round he shot for a takedown. Faber defended and the round ended in the clinch.
Cruz landed a big right hand early in the fourth, perhaps his best punch of the fight to that point. Faber rocked Cruz and showed he still had the ability to land big shots. Cruz fell down but was up a second later looking no worse for the wear, and continued his attack. Faber stuffed a takedown attempt and with such a high pace the question of which fighter had the better endurance became important. Cruz looked for a late takedown again unsuccessfully and the fight headed to the fifth round.
Cruz landed a flying knee to start the fifth, looking to land cleanly. Faber held his ground, was taken down by Cruz, popped up to his feet and worked his way out of a precarious position with Cruz on his back. Faber landed a knee and looked for a standing guillotine. Cruz escaped, the fighters hit the ground, and were back up a moment later. In a sign of both fighters tiring, Cruz pressed Faber against the cage and seemed content to pause there for a moment with his weight on his opponent. Faber desperately moved forward looking for a finish in the final minute, but Cruz was too quick as he put Faber on the mat twice in a row. Both fighters raised their arms in victory at the bell as they headed to their respective corners and waited for the official decision.
The judges scored the bout 50-45, 49-46, and 48-47 for the winner by unanimous decision, Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz.
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Great fight. You a great job cutting all the BS out and getting to the action we want to see. Thanks. I subscribed for that reason.
It was like a fight between a mongoose and a cobra.
@yangsrealm2536
4 ай бұрын
Na, Mongooses never lose to Cobras.
One of the greatest fights I ever saw. Those 2 went at it every second of the 5 minutes. I always liked Urijah and his intensity of fighting.
Insane pace by both of these warriors. Cruz was already a legend with his cardio and movement, but if he had just the slightest bit more power in his punches, he would have been lethal. I still believe he’s the best bantamweight ever.
@redrain860
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's pretty clear that, fight-iq wise and skill-for-skill, he might be the best even these days, which is a crazy thing for a 38 year old. But he's held back a lot by his lack of power and imperfect durability. He *has* to be perfect for 5 rounds to win, whereas many in the top 10 can lose every round then still land a finish at the end. I think Cruz has a great potential to be a submission threat. How rarely he goes for a sub really frustrates me sometimes.
Those little guys gave it a good go.
Both athletes are amazing! Hard as nails...
@rleriche5044
Жыл бұрын
yeah that's the thing here. Both were bouncing shots of the jaw and still going in.
Man...best fight ive seen in awhile..both guys are warriors
@clintonbehrens1133
10 ай бұрын
This fight was like 14 years ago lol
These dudes are tough.
The conditioning of both these guys was insane
favor is my fav fighter of all seen him in some awsum battles
@bobboy5508
2 жыл бұрын
He did amazing things. I remember a KO he had when the opponent was holding his after catching a leg kick. Fabre struck a devastating knee with his other leg. It was very impressive. I think he had great imagination and skill to kinda come up with amazing ways to win
@williamschaeffer409
Жыл бұрын
hes ur favorite fighter but u call him "favor"? 🤨🤨🤨
@jonhohensee3258
Жыл бұрын
Gary - favor?????
Finally this video is not getting taken down
@robowen5038
2 жыл бұрын
It so chopped up, it should be taken down !
@discontentAK
2 жыл бұрын
@@robowen5038 u should be taken down🤬
@robowen5038
2 жыл бұрын
@@discontentAK I'm just telling the truth, if you can't handle it, you need to grow up !
@discontentAK
2 жыл бұрын
Dude I’m 6 do u really think I’m gonig 2 grow up that fast?
Класс!!! Очень разносторонняя и креативная техника у обоих бойцов!!!
Good times...
Cruz is terrifying. He’s like the terminator.
@aitothechamp7263
Жыл бұрын
Has he ever hurt anyone?
@dahnmason3243
Жыл бұрын
He's like the a prototype... then Faber got in the lab & constructed a terminator specifically to whoop Cruz's ass & succeeded lol Aka Cody Garbrandt
@Qqxx22
Жыл бұрын
@@dahnmason3243 oh is that what happened. lol funny to think a former rival makes his pupil defeat him. ha cody did woop his ass. but to be fair cruz is up their in age now.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
“The decisionator” is not a nickname for someone described as terrifying
Faber was so underrated. Great wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu.
@TropicoDreams
2 жыл бұрын
No he wasn't, he got totally destroyed by Aldo. Also Matt Brown wooped his ass too.
@stfuplsok
2 жыл бұрын
@@TropicoDreams *whooped
@TropicoDreams
2 жыл бұрын
@@stfuplsok sorry, spellcheck warrior
@stfuplsok
2 жыл бұрын
@@TropicoDreams you are forgiven, baby
@brandonphillips7216
2 жыл бұрын
@@stfuplsok 😂
Award the one who took the biggest beating?
Great fight. Such a pace!
Nice pawerful fight both boxaet 👊✊👊✊✊✊👊👊
Waooo. I remember this one .. great fight.
That was as close to a tie as you could get!
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
You’re the first person I’ve seen argue this fight as a draw, and I appreciate that. Still think Faber won
Faber won you can’t convince me other wise, he dropped Cruz a total of like 4 times and even tho Cruz got all those takedowns he didn’t do anything with them and faber got right back up
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
Yeah 3 knockdowns to none Faber won this
Hell of a fight
That was a hell of a fight!!
Epic fight for sure. I was always a huge Fabre fan. He was really dominant at the lower weight classes. I think he defended his belt like 10 times over several years. I think as always happens in mma, all great streaks come to an end. All great fighters age and fade out. It’s not like boxing. So even Anderson Silva started aging and losing. But Fabre was real close on this one. But I agreed Cruz was just a little better.
Couple of grown men who weigh as much as junior high kids just going to town one another
What a fight
Thank you!
@FredJacksFights
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
What I saw was a man they put the belt on get the Crap BEAT Out of him.
The fight was a tie Faber did not lose this fight .
very evenly matched fight.
That one guy looks like a "mini-me" Arnold Schwarzenegger.
this is wanna the best fights
Faber looks like paddy here😂
It's so cut up and edited that it's literally hard to watch.
Dom will always be one of my favorites
When I’m dragging a deer up hill 1.5 Miles away from my truck I think of this fight.
Faber won this fight. He dropped Cruz 3 times while Cruz did not really hurt him at all or do anything after taking him down.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
100 percent
Prime Aldo Vs cruz is my dream fight
@ingaleerus2836
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure someone cares.
How does a takedown not get negated by an escape?
@rleriche5044
Жыл бұрын
coz you're not supposed to get taken down.
@dimebag9814
Жыл бұрын
@@rleriche5044 when u take someone down and more or less ride for 45secs how the fuck is that winning?
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
Not only a reverse but Faber connected clean on the break every time
Cruz is like dillashaw without epo. Same style
1:09 oh he got rocked I will pay good money to see this fight again 1:26 1:27 1:35
There’s no way in hades Faber lost that fight. Times would’ve been so different had the judges awarded the correct decision
@dystopian..
Ай бұрын
Ahahaa. It’s now completely obvious to me you belly crawl through life on hopes and failure.
That just shows you how corrupt the sport is , we all know who won
@miguelsuradevi2014
2 жыл бұрын
Really hard to tell who won
@ronaldperry5243
2 жыл бұрын
@@miguelsuradevi2014 this is true and granted it was one of the better fights I've seen. However it looks like Cruz got knocked down at least twice in the process. And he couldn't take down Faber, and you did try time and time again. I can't imagine what these guys must feel like at the end of a fight.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
That’s 3 clear knockdowns to none in my opinion. Doms offense was not very effective and his takedown attempts and grappling just stalled the real action he was point fighting
Colby Covington Robbie Lawler 🙏
never been a huge fan of Cruz fighting style.
Faber got absolutely robbed
When I first saw this fight I said “Dang! Cruz is using Filipino dance fighting!!!”
Ken vs Ryu
@Ellis_B
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah good 1
Dominick has great hair but balls of steel for displaying those tiny shoulders. His shoulders are as narrow as a piece of string split lengthways.
I think this fight is underappreciated. People forget how close it was. By today's judging and even back then Faber could have won. Three knockdowns in three separate rounds which were pretty close.
@thedeep2202
10 ай бұрын
In no world did Faber win this fight. Cruz popped back up right away when he got knocked down. Besides he landed way more and took faber down a whole lot
@MuhammadAli-tj8no
10 ай бұрын
@@thedeep2202 damage trump's all and according to the weasels own scoring who ever got the knockdown in the round won the round. I'm not saying he did win I'm just saying purely by the rules Faber could have won
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
@@thedeep2202you just on Doms jock look at it objectively no way he won that unanimously
Cruz owned the matrix in his prime. The only better show was that Cruz/Garbrandt fight where Cody was the dancing ghost.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
He got dropped 3 times tf you mean
@dystopian..
Ай бұрын
@@TheCGat how did the fight end? Ahahaa. You simpleton chunk. Funny, funny stuff.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
@@dystopian.. with Cruz shooting for a takedown unsuccessfully yet again to try and score points for the judges
@dystopian..
Ай бұрын
@@TheCGat Hey goat boy. Cruz was a master of movement. Does that mean he never gets dropped? IT IS A FIGHT! He owned Faber and Garbrandt with incredible movement. Now, you’re a very amusing little one. Stay you.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
@@dystopian.. master of movement lol moved so much he kept tearing his knees and barely fought. Faber should’ve won and defended or they should’ve fought at 169
Im a big g Faber fan , always have been. But I have to ask myself if Faber changes weight classes to get away from Cruiz.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
Faber won this fight and Cruz fought like 2 times in 4 years after this
It's CGI - didn't anyone else notice?
One of the great fight of all time Fabre won.
@reflector2032
Жыл бұрын
I'm a Faber fan but unfortunately I think Cruz got the better of him here.
The camera perspective doesn’t show how small these killers are. 5’5-6” 145 lbs. of wreck your face.
both fighters swing way to wide. they wouldn't last 2 rounds in boxing
@reflector2032
Жыл бұрын
... and a boxer wouldn't last one round here. And I love boxing.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
Throwing hands in mma and throwing hands in a boxing match so not look the same or use the same technique
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
Imagine a wrestler going for a takedown so you try to stop him with your hands pushing him down but oops he actually came back up with an uppercut or overhand
Dom looks like he is 24 pounds heavier
I was sure Cruz would win or it wouldn’t have been shown
The T-800 loses again.
Now hook em up! NOPE
This was not a wide UD. I'm not sayin' The Decisionator didn't win here but he let's face it, he scraped it out.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
3 knockdowns to none but he wins with no control time or attempted subs or damage dealt
I think Faber should have won a split decision based on more SIGNIFICANT strikes.
Uriah is my boy, but he was given a three course meal and desert or dessert (whatever the heck it is) For a small guy he ate a lot.
That should have been a draw at the most.
@OOICU812
2 жыл бұрын
I think they got it right. But it was close.
@TheCGat
Ай бұрын
Faber should’ve got the nod but I respect the draw opinion
Alphas.
Shouldn’t the “California Kid” get a participation trophy??
What a great fight by these two, I thought it was an equal contest, But I would say, the umpires got more money under the table for this shocking decision. (Some one should follow up on these Judges from other fights)
Well done good to see a good man win against a fucking FLOG
Faber got robbed big time...
@renatojurado7265
2 жыл бұрын
In your dreams
Watching smaller mma fighters is hilarious. They only go after people their own size. It’s like watching a kids fighting league.
Shame on you for providing fake crap like this!
Blue corner won …
thats not what i saw dont want to watch rigged fights
Uriah Never quite had it Just wasn't quite championship material
@corysonnier3248
Жыл бұрын
the wec became the ufc. faber had 5 title defense at featherweight in wec. it's all the same fighters. he was just out of his prime when ufc brought in the wec for smaller weight classes. faber was the #1 featherweight in the world for several years and even submitted Cruz inside of 1 round. he never got the ufc strap but the guy is definitely a champion and pioneer of the sport for 145 and under.
@oldcountryboy
Жыл бұрын
@@corysonnier3248 You can make excuses if you want to he was only like 35 There is a reason he wasn't in the UFC And was in WEC
@corysonnier3248
Жыл бұрын
@@oldcountryboy yeah I mean they didn't have his weight class but it's whatever.
@oldcountryboy
Жыл бұрын
@@corysonnier3248 The UFC Had Bantam weight weight back then I think he switched when Mike Brown beat him up
@corysonnier3248
Жыл бұрын
@@oldcountryboy they had it for a short time then it went to wec. Jens pulver was featherweight but had to move up to 155 to stay in ufc. He won the belt then lost it. Then he challenged faber at 145 and got man handled pretty good. Faber embarrassed Cruz so he went to 135. For 4 years nobody could come close to beating faber. He went to the 2nd round once in that stretch. The guy was a champion that beat champions.
An absolute even fight.a draw.Uriah got robbed.
Draw at worst
.l nó
Judges need glasses 🤓
Bullshit. The kid knocked the champ down 3 times . That's how you take a champion's belt.
Chicken fighting, dog fighting is not allowed then why human fighting
Dnm.! They robbed Urijah
@ramaalgifary
2 жыл бұрын
3 knockdowns, but cruz secured his title by his takedowns
@botondbakos5954
2 жыл бұрын
First one was a slip, Dom's legs weren't under him
@electrolytics
2 жыл бұрын
No they didn't. It was a good, clean CLOSE fight. The champ always retains his belt in a close fight. The Challenger has to TAKE the belt. Not squeak by and get the belt. That was the right call.
@coyotestarrk9428
2 жыл бұрын
@@electrolytics thats a lie, but under the old rules dominick won
Это не бойцы, ничего не умеют, не смог досмотреть.
Draw. No winner.