Everyone expected Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber to put on a good title fight in UFC 132’s main event. Instead, Cruz and Faber spent five rounds pushing a pace as only two top-level bantamweights could. When the dust settled, referee Steve Mazzagatti raised Cruz’s hand while Urijah Faber hung his head in disbelief.
The biggest question now is where these two go from here. Brian Bowles defeated Takeya Mizugaki earlier in the night, but the idea of putting a guy who fought on Facebook in a main event of a pay-per-view doesn’t seem like the best business decision, no matter how deserving Bowles is as a challenger.
There’s also Demetrious Johnson, who has two consecutive wins over big-name opponents in Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto and former WEC champ Miguel Torres.
If it was up to me, the UFC would book the rubber match between Cruz and Faber. We saw five rounds of unbelievable action last night, and if they put on another performance even half that exciting, we’d be in for a treat.
More UFC 132 coverage from BE after the jump.
- Post-Fight Recap and Analysis – Mike Fagan
- The Day MMA Won The Combat Sports War – Josh Nason
- Why the Bantamweight Division Needs Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber 3 – Fraser Coffeen
- Bloody Elbow Radio UFC 132 Review
- Dominick Cruz Defeats Urijah Faber By Decision – Josh Nason
- Post-Fight Press Conference Video
- Chris Leben Knocks Out Wanderlei Silva In 27 Seconds – Josh Nason
- Tito Ortiz Fends Off Retirement – Matt Bishop
- Tito Ortiz vs. Ryan Bader Fight Video Highlights – ESPN
- Tito Ortiz Submits Ryan Bader In The First Round – Josh Nason
- Dennis Siver Defeats Matt Wiman By Close Decision – Josh Nason
- Carlos Condit Knocks Out Dong Hyun Kim In The First Round – Josh Nason
- Melvin Guillard Knocks Out Shane Roller In First Round – Josh Nason
- Rafael dos Anjos Knocks Out George Sotiropoulos In 59 Seconds – Josh Nason
- Brian Bowles Defeats Takeya Mizugaki by Unanimous Decision – Leland Roling
- Anthony Njokuani Dominates Andre Winner – Leland Roling
- Aaron Simpson Puts Brad Tavares Through the Grinder – Leland Roling
- Jeff Hougland Showcases Diverse Skills, Decisions Donny Walker – Leland Roling