Former WEC featherweight champion, Urijah Faber has been giving his thoughts on his unsuccessful 135 pound title punt this past weekend at UFC 132 when he took on Dominick Cruz, explaining he knows he landed a number of heavy shots but guesses it wasn’t enough to win on the night. Speaking via MMAJunkie.com, Faber said:
“I’ve got to watch the fight, first off, because you get really instinctual in there. But after the fight, the doctor asked me how I feel, and I said, ‘I feel great.’ And now I feel like [expletive].”
“Things that worked for me – I think we’re both reaction fighters. I was trying not to react too much to his movement – just kind of stalk him and take his best shots and land the heavier shots. I know I landed some heavy shots in there and rocked him a couple of times, and apparently it wasn’t enough, so I’ll have to see exactly what happened.”
“He used the kicks quite a bit, but I was blocking a lot of them. Even the high kicks – not one connected. A couple of the low kicks connected, but I think the main factor must have been the amount of punches because that’s the only thing that I can think of.”
Faber will be forced to go back to square one once again after coming up short against the 145 and 135 pound champions over the past couple of years. Will “The California Kid” come back re-tooled and re-energised for a future run at UFC gold? Stay tuned to MMABay for news on when and where Faber will return as we get it.By Michael Pepper.
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