Saturday, 1 February 2014

Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber Full Fight UFC 169


Urijah Faber had one shot at Renan Barao back at UFC 149 and he came up well short of dethroning one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world. Now, at tonight's (Sat., Feb. 1, 2014) UFC 169 pay-per-view (PPV) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, he gets another crack at the 135-pound crown. With Dominick Cruz still out hurt, this one is for all the marbles; no interim championship titles here, folks. Check out a full video preview of the impending showdown.In the main event, UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao will try to retain his title against Urijah Faber. Jose Aldo will defend his UFC featherweight title against Ricardo Lamas in the co-main event.The 26-year-old Barão (31-1, 6-0 in the UFC) won twice in the UFC's now-defunct sister promotion the WEC, then three times in the UFC before beating Faber for the interim belt. He defended it twice, choking out Michael McDonald and knocking out Eddie Wineland. Barão stands at No. 9 in the SI.com pound-for-pound fighter rankings and No. 6 in the UFC's media-voted tally. Faber (30-6, 6-2 UFC), No. 3 on the SI.com bantamweight list and the No. 1 contender in the UFC rankings, earned this title shot on the strength of one hell of a 2013. Following his loss to Barão -- his fifth straight defeat in a title fight -- he won four in a row, finishing Ivan Menjivar, Scott Jorgensen and Michael McDonald. He comes into this rematch with a lot of momentum. In addition to the pay-per-view telecast of the five-fight main card, four prelims will be shown on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET) and the card's other three bouts will stream on the UFC Fight Pass digital.

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