8. Urijah Faber Showing That He's The Litmus Test For All Bantamweights
Eric Jamison/AP/Press Association ImagesThe most popular fighter under 170 pounds is in a precarious position. Despite Renan Barao losing, Faber remains in a predicament in hopes of receiving another title shot. His teammate T.J Dillashaw
has pledged that he doesn't want to fight him. So now Faber is basically fighting for money and to continue to prove why he's still elite. You do have to feel for him on how he loses in title fights, especially having to fight against Barao
with a torn hamstring. Faber is still far from done and will command huge attention in headlining the preliminary portion of UFC 175. Some people are puzzled by that decision, since Faber is so popular and has fought on pay-per-view his entire career. Fox Sports 1 wants to bring in ratings, which is why they want a compelling main event for the preliminary bouts. That is why top fighters like Joseph Benavidez and Khabib Nurmagomedov were placed to fight on Fox Sports 1 rather than the main card of the event they were fighting on. As for Faber's game plan, it will be business as usual. You can expect him to mix it up on the feet with Alex Caceres, before looking for his patented double leg takedown. After that, you will see his usual relentless style in looking for ground-and-pound or his signature guillotine.