There is some serious beef between UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and challenger Dominick Cruz, but some are looking past Sunday’s title tilt in hopes of seeing Dillashaw fight his former teammate and mentor, Urijah Faber, if Dillashaw were to retain his gold.
While some might consider Faber vs. Dillashaw a teacher vs. student tango given their history together, Cruz is actually the one who unknowingly tutored Dillashaw on his path to the top of the UFC bantamweight mountain.
“I tried telling Urijah when I was cornering him the first time he fought [Renan] Barao that he needed Dominick Cruz footwork to beat the champ.