{"id":147334,"date":"2015-06-02T05:59:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T12:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=147334"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:11:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:11:17","slug":"faber-cruz-and-barao-trilogy-fights-would-take-me-to-135","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/faber-cruz-and-barao-trilogy-fights-would-take-me-to-135\/","title":{"rendered":"Faber: &#8216;Cruz And Barao Trilogy Fights Would Take Me To 135&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/faber-cruz.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147335\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/faber-cruz.jpg\" alt=\"faber cruz\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/faber-cruz.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/faber-cruz-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/faber-cruz-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/faber-cruz-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Urijah Faber moved to featherweight to take on Frankie Edgar in a losing effort.<\/p>\n<p>The California Kid talked on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/6\/1\/8692753\/the-mma-hour-with-bethe-correia-urijah-faber-matt-mitrione-al?_ga=1.67384595.325909861.1413922928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MMA Hour<\/a> this week about that fight as well as whats in the future for the MMA vet. He is unsure yet where his next fight will take place, as far as weight class.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Yeah, that (Dominick Cruz) would be a good fight. Barao would be a good fight again. I feel like the last time I fought him was definitely unfinished on my side. He caught me with a good punch, but I was definitely still in the fight. Stopped a little early, that&#8217;s still a fight. But, I don&#8217;t know there are opportunities at 45, too. I&#8217;m just going to kind of wait and see.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see those fights?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Championship Mindset &#8212; Cain Velasquez Prepares For UFC 188<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4267926994001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urijah Faber moved to featherweight to take on Frankie Edgar in a losing effort. The California Kid talked on The MMA Hour this week about that fight as well as whats in the future for the MMA vet. He is unsure yet where his next fight will take place, as far as weight class. 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