There's no love lost between UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and Team Alpha Male, especially after Cruz's successful title defense against Urijah Faber at UFC 199. Faber, the founder and figurehead of the team, has a long-standing rivalry with Cruz, which is exacerbated by Cruz's victories over other current and former members of the team like Joseph Benavidez or T.J. Dillashaw.
Cody Garbrandt, a top UFC bantamweight contender fresh off of a win in May over Thomas Almeida, is part of Team Alpha Male and appears to have been grandfathered into the rivalry with Cruz.