Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber spent the past 10 years at each other's throats. But the rivalry that began in 2007, when Cruz signed his name over Faber's face on an event poster before their first battle at WEC 24, is no more.
The two bantamweight legends shared a moment of reflection on the FOX Sports 1 post-fight show following Faber's victorious retirement fight at UFC on FOX 22. And at the end of it all, Cruz brought things back to the beginning by offering Faber one final gift to make amends.
"We've grown up a lot," Cruz said to Faber. "I started this thing out at 21 years old, 2007. I came in pajama pants because they were all I could afford walking in there. Definitely couldn't afford a haircut. If you watch that, I look like Lloyd Christmas out there. But I got a little gift here for you, man, just to keep it real."
"Uh-oh, I have a feeling my face is going to be drawn on here," Faber replied, gazing down at an unmarked white poster canister.
"No, you know, this is the thing. It started with that. And it's not going to end like that," Cruz said.
Cruz and Faber shared three fights and 51 minutes of cage time together over the past decade, plus innumerable other hours sparring on a verbal front. Their rivalry defined a division for a generation -- but even in the fight game, all good things must come to an end. Watch video of the memorable exchange above.