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Head 2 Head: Barao vs. Wineland

Published Sep. 19, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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It’s been over a year that Renan Barao has been lugging the UFC interim bantamweight title around, just waiting for Dominick Cruz to get healthy. He’ll have to wait a bit longer but at least there’s now light at the end of the tunnel. UFC president Dana White recently said that if Cruz isn’t back by Jan. 2014, there will be a decision to make. In other words, the title will probably be stripped. So Barao will either get Cruz or be declared the official champ. There’s just one thing in the way of all that. His name is Eddie Wineland, and he throws bombs.

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