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UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber are two of the most respectful fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

They do not use verbal digs to slam their opponents and hype their fights. They let the incredible skills speak for themselves inside the octagon. They are two of the best ambassadors of the sport of MMA.

However, all that goes out the window when it comes to dealing with each other. Fortunately, Cruz and Faber live in the fight world, so they can settle their longtime rivalry in the cage. First, though, they will be opposing coaches on the 15th season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which debuts with a two-and-a-half-hour premiere on Friday at 9 p.m. on FX.

The animosity between Cruz and Faber began in the weeks leading up to their first fight when Faber submitted Cruz with a first-round guillotine choke at WEC 26 in 2007.

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