• UFC 132

Faber's friend Jon Jones backs Cruz to triumph

ESPN staff
June 23, 2011
Urijah Faber struggled to impress on UFC debut © Getty Images
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Jon Jones has summed up the size of the task facing Urijah Faber at UFC 132's main event, backing his friend to lose to Dominick Cruz next week.

UFC light-heavyweight champion Jones is a good friend and business partner of Faber, who challenges Cruz for the UFC bantamweight crown.

The pair recently created a hugely popular internet video when Jones taught Faber how to "Dougie", but when it comes down to serious business, Jones is backing Cruz to avenge the only defeat of his career when he takes on Faber for a second time.

"You know what, Urijah's my friend and business partner, and I'm definitely rooting for him to win," Jones told SB Nation.

"It'll be great for our business that we have that we're working together to have two champions involved with it. It'd be great because I'm a personal fan of Urijah.

"But to be real and to be a martial artist I think it's gonna be a very tough fight for him. If I actually had to put my money on it I would think that Dominick Cruz would win the fight. He's been winning very impressively and he seems to be always improving, Urijah's last two fights haven't been finishes.

"My prayers will be going out to Urijah and I hope he does phenomenal, but Dominick Cruz is a tall order for everyone right now."

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