5 times heated UFC rivals made peace in retirement 

#4. Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz bury the hatchet at UFC on FOX 22

Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz fought three times against each other

Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz have crossed paths inside the cage on three separate occasions, with two of them happening in the UFC. The first fight between the two happened at WEC 26 back in 2007. Urijah Faber came out on top in the fight. It was also the first loss of Dominick Cruz's professional MMA career.

Four years later, in 2011, Faber and Cruz fought at UFC 132 where Cruz took home a unanimous decision victory. The trilogy fight between the two happened at UFC 199 in 2016 and it was Cruz who emerged as the winner.

The Dominick Cruz – Urijah Faber rivalry had its fair share of bad blood and saw a lot of to-and-fro verbal battles. In 2016, however, the two fighters had their fence-mending moment at UFC on FOX 22 after Faber’s retirement fight. Faber came out of retirement in 2019 and retired again the same year after suffering a loss to Petr Yan.

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#3. Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping train together

Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping have fought twice in the UFC

The first fight in the Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping rivalry dates back to 2014. The two fighters fought in the main event of UFC Fight Night 55 and it was Rockhold that secured the win with a second-round submission.

Two years later, Rockhold found himself at the top of the UFC middleweight division. He was scheduled to fight Chris Weidman at UFC 199 for the title. Weidman, however, suffered an injury and had to withdraw from the fight.

This opened the door for Bisping, who was given the opportunity to step up as a short-notice replacement. After a heated lead-up to the fight, Bisping knocked out Rockhold at UFC 199 to become the UFC middleweight champion. ‘The Count’ retired two years later.

Bisping and Rockhold squashed their beef recently and were seen training together.