Faber to Bantamweight
Jake Rossen Jun 9, 2010
You saw it coming: after coming up short against Mike Thomas
Brown (twice) and Jose Aldo, the
WEC’s biggest attraction is knocking 10 pounds off his frame to
head to the 135-pound division. According to MMAWeekly, Urijah Faber
fights Takeya
Mizugaki Aug. 18.
Faber really didn’t have a whole lot of choice in the matter. Unless he wanted to be caught in a perpetual standby position waiting for someone to knock off Aldo, his size (or lack of it) was becoming an increasing issue in the 145-pound division. A new weight class means a new story, including an opportunity to rematch Dominick Cruz -- this time for the bantamweight title -- and a potential pay-per-view worthy fight with Miguel Torres. That fight isn’t quite as rich as it would’ve been with both men looking invincible, but it’s still a good enough reason to stay home on a Saturday night.
Faber really didn’t have a whole lot of choice in the matter. Unless he wanted to be caught in a perpetual standby position waiting for someone to knock off Aldo, his size (or lack of it) was becoming an increasing issue in the 145-pound division. A new weight class means a new story, including an opportunity to rematch Dominick Cruz -- this time for the bantamweight title -- and a potential pay-per-view worthy fight with Miguel Torres. That fight isn’t quite as rich as it would’ve been with both men looking invincible, but it’s still a good enough reason to stay home on a Saturday night.
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