Fighters predict Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao at UFC 149
Posted on July 13, 2012, 09:57 AM by Mike DrahotaThis video from SportsNetCanada.com shows several UFC fighters predicting who will win the UFC 149 headlining bout between Urijah Faber and the surging but lesser-known Renan Barao. Dominick Cruz wants Faber to win so they can end their trilogy, and Chad Mendes obviously goes for his coach. Other fighters such as "Mayhem" Miller, Cung Le, and Bigfoot Silva also go for "The California Kid". Chael Sonnen, Frank Mir, and the recently retired Tito Ortiz make appearances to add their insight. With most predicting Faber to take home the Interim Bantamweight title here, what are your thoughts? Renan Barao is not a fighter that is overly well-known, but taking him lightly could be a huge mistake. Who will emerge in Canada as the next challenger to injured champion Dominick Cruz's belt?
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no one gives barao a chance .
everyone knows how good he is but he hasnt faced nor beaten the level of competition urijah has
very humble of you
Sick fight and pretty close one to. I give it 60/40 to Faber but wouldn't be surprised if Barao takes it.
Both guys extremely offensive and can take a load of punishment too, I think the speed of Faber and his wrestling might win him this one.
Something to look out for is how much trouble Barao can cause with his kicks - Urijah hasn't faced a kick-heavy style since Aldo, who dominated him, and since Aldo is out of his fight he will have much more time to help prepare Barao for Faber's style.
uriah is in my top 3 favourite fighters, alongside tito and rich franklin.
barao is gonna eat him alive and spit him out!
Just remember Faber... this guy trains with Jose Aldo.