Trainer: Cruz ‘Traumatized’ by First Encounter with Faber

Marcelo AlonsoMay 23, 2011
Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber will challenge bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (Pictured) for his title in the UFC 132 main event on July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It will be a rematch of their WEC 26 meeting, which Faber won by first-round guillotine choke. Are there any lasting impacts from that encounter four years ago? Faber’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, Fabio Prado, in a recent interview with Sherdog.com:

“Dominick is traumatized. He choked on that guillotine last time, and he’s coming in like a beast now, for sure. Faber is very focused. He has no injuries, no problems. He’s completely ready, just waiting for July 2.”