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Dominick Cruz: I don't have to beat Urijah Faber, because 'his ego will always beat him'

LOS ANGELES -- Dominick Cruz might be Urijah Faber's greatest career rival. But, in Cruz's opinion, Faber's biggest enemy is himself.

"Ego," Cruz said Wednesday at a UFC 199 media day in Downtown LA. "I think his ego is too just big for me to handle. I think that's his worst enemy. I don't need to beat Faber, because his ego will always beat him himself."

Cruz will defend his UFC bantamweight title against Faber in the co-main event of UFC 199 on June 4 in Inglewood, Calif. The two have met twice before.