The third time was not the charm for Urijah Faber. Dominick Cruz defeated Faber by unanimous decision in their third bout to retain his UFC Bantamweight championship on Saturday at UFC 199 in Los Angeles.
UFC tweeted this after the fight concluded:
#AndStill UNDISPUTED UFC bantamweight champion of the world @DominickCruz! #UFC199 pic.twitter.com/JoV7HDaQjA
— #UFC199 (@ufc) June 5, 2016
Cruz (22-1-0) was the aggressor early and often, and it paid off. He knocked Faber (33-9-0) down early in the second round with a left hook and dominated the rest of the way.