WEC Quick Quote: Urijah Faber not happy about Dominick Cruz acting like an 'immature punk'

by Adam Wagner on Oct 21, 2009 12:21 AM EDT Comment 32 comments

"I’m not one to dwell on the past too much, but I really don’t care for the guy (Cruz) too much and I’d love to go down there (to bantamweight) and fight him at some point. The whole thing was, basically, we signed these posters for charity, and give them to a lot of people as gifts. The fighters take some and all the fighters sign them. The day of the fight, he was just being basically an immature punk and signing all over my face with his signature. So you know, for me, who’s a good sport and not a little punk, it would kind of piss me off. I don’t really like the guy very much. I don’t know him too well. We’ve spoken here and there and I’m not like trying to fight him when I see him or anything, but it kind of says a little something about his character."

-- Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber explains his negative history with No. 1 WEC Bantamweight contender Dominick Cruz on MMAmania.com’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio. Faber made Cruz pay for his poorly placed signature at WEC 26, winning via rear naked choke in the first round, and now says he is open to a fight with Cruz at 135 pounds in the future. Faber recently signed a seven fight contract with the WEC and says he is ready to get back into the cage. While his eyes are still fixed on the featherweight belt he was the longtime holder of, he won't rule out bantamweight as a future option for "The California Kid."

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too bad there isn’t a W in his name. he could have used your buttchin

by dropnskirtz on Oct 21, 2009 12:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cruz has no chance if he fights Faber. I like to watch Cruz fight, but Urijah is too much for him at this point. I wonder if Faber will drop down. Doesn’t seem like he will get a title shot anytime soon as long as Brown holds the belt. Maybe he will get one if Aldo wins.

by FightTrends.com on Oct 21, 2009 1:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If Faber got a re-re-match with Brown, I think Faber would take it as long as he didn’t break a hand or a major bone. The last fight was insane. Keeping his own with only elbows in the standup, and no real submission power though he got Brown into more than one very good submission positions. Faber wins if they fight again.

by MMACrossfire on Oct 21, 2009 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn be shocked to see Faber win, but I would be shocked to see a Faber Brown 3. I could see it happening if Aldo beats Brown, then Faber beats Aldo, then then Brown is the num1 contender and faces Faber again.

by FightTrends.com on Oct 21, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

His ass chin is an immature punk.

by zack on Oct 21, 2009 1:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

His butt- chin is acting like an immature punk

by zack on Oct 21, 2009 1:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Man your joke was so good, you felt the need to post it twice. Maybe you should re word it and post it again, or maybe you should ask yourself, would you rather have Fabers butt chin or your beer gut? pussidon

by Cogito Ergo Sum on Oct 21, 2009 8:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously, insulting another guys looks…that’s real bitch-like

by tiger_style on Oct 21, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You talking to me or Zack?

by Cogito Ergo Sum on Oct 21, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Talkin about zack morris

by tiger_style on Oct 21, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i dont have a beer gut number 1, and i would still rather have one then to have his ass chin number 2. number 3 i wud still whip Fabers little ass

by zack on Oct 21, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

this is old, like a month or so, and its almost a pointless thing to write about..

by guyverbob on Oct 21, 2009 9:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed. Pointless. We all know faber is ultra lame, “surfs up man”, “tubular”, “word up bra”.

Hope buddy puts it in cruz and just keeps driving thru em

by Daniel worby on Oct 21, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Faber’s nothing but a California poster boy. Try to get your belt back (not likely) at FW instead of calling out someone you already beat at BW….douche.

by introvert on Oct 21, 2009 10:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Faber’s nothing but a California poster boy – and one of the top FW of all time – but’s that’s IT…

u = keyboard warrior douche

by kokondo on Oct 21, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

“one of the top FW of all time”….in America.

The American MMA scene has only had about 2 years worth of FW guys fighting…hardly enough time to say that he’s one of the best of all time.

by introvert on Oct 21, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Intro and I don’t always agree on things but I’d hardly call him a “keyboard warrior douche”. He knows his MMA.

by Greggo on Oct 21, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep agreed. Intro brings up a valid point. Urijah is not 1 of best of all time even in his division. Give wec sometime to breathe before we call a guy beating the shallow end of a new pool the best.

He’s merely a poster boy. They’ll do everything they can to help him be more. But he will have a tough time in the upper echelon of the fw/bw

by Daniel worby on Oct 21, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow…only one “warrior douche” comment so far lol. Must be a slow day lol.

Thanks greggo…and worby you are spot on.

by introvert on Oct 21, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Daniel you decided he will have a tough time based on what? He is in the top of his division without doubt. Perhaps the best. He gave everything he had against Brown with a broken hand, never quit. He isn’t new to fighting, he has fought tons of tough guys for a while now. He is definitely a legend at 145.

by jay on Oct 21, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

jay…he got his ass handed to him. Props to him for showing some heart in that fight, but he lost big time.

All I’m sayin’ is that in order to claim this guy to be the one of best of all time in his division, you need to give it a few more years. There are guys that have been fighting in Japan for years that are more legit than Faber and if he were legit he would have been fighting and beating them, but he was more of a King Of The Cage type of fighter…hardly a primo place to build a legacy.

by introvert on Oct 21, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

MTB is too good for Faber, he’s too big and well rounded for him and would win a rematch just like he won the previous 2. Urijah is talented but like Torres got too flashy and has become too much of a posterboy, trying to entertain the fans and draw an audience instead of focusing on winning. That’s made him the most successful FW of all time but not necessarily the best and if Miguel doesn’t get his act together he will end up like Faber, a quality but overhyped talent who blew his chance to be the best but took advantage of the chance to make the most money.

by David W-S on Oct 21, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brown is boring and has the personality of a squashed grape, I hope Faber wins in a re-rematch.

by jay on Oct 21, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL! I couldn’t agree more jay! I hope Aldo Knocks him TFO!!!!

by LJ on Oct 21, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Come on you can’t seriously hate a guy just because he’s not a pretty boy, MTB is the real deal and has proven himself time and time again. So what if he’s not as charismatic as Faber, he’s already proven that he’s a better fighter.

by David W-S on Oct 21, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow as if I even have to reply! You simply hate brown because he’s not sexy enough for you jay.

Maybe its just me, but jay you sure like to troll thru every thread just to take the opposite spectrum of what I say.

Like I said he’s not a hall of famer yet, as much as you and ur backstreet boys would like to hang him in ur room.

And what rematch? Why the hell does he deserve one? He deserves a rematch less then bk Penn does from GSP!

Give it time was all me and intro had said. And that he’s lame.

by Daniel worby on Oct 21, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i was at the san diego event urijah istalking about and im a native san diegian as is dominick cruz but his antic in the cage that night against ian mccall were those of an immature punk. he taunted mccall and disrespected him multiple times. save the TO act for your bedroom mirror.

by chris on Oct 21, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

my mistake, not the event urijah is talking about but proof cruz isn’t someone id want to see as champ.

by chris on Oct 21, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know anything about Cruz but getting upset over him signing an autograph on your face seems like a stupid reason to dislike someone. That’s the sort of thing that would upset a 5 year old.

by David W-S on Oct 21, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Faber should autograph Cruz’ ass with his foot.

by PW on Oct 21, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m sure he’s really upset because Cruz beat Joey Benavidez. And Benavidez is just a 10lb lighter version of Faber so this fight might not go as everyone thinks if Faber cut to 135.

by BoBBy on Oct 21, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs