White: Faber is in the Vitor zone

UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber beat Michael McDonald decisivley in the co-main event of UFC on FOX 9 Saturday night. After coming up short in two title shots, “The California Kid” appears to be in place for a third one.

Faber’s in this Vitor zone right now,” said UFC president Dana White. “The older he gets, the better he gets. If you look at how good McDonald really is, and people were so excited for this fight, he literally shut Michael down the entire fight and finished him with a great performance.

A look at the FUC bantamweight top 10

Champion: Dominick Cruz

1 Renan Barao (Interim Champion)

2 Urijah Faber

3 Michael McDonald

4 Raphael Assuncao

5 Eddie Wineland

6 Brad Pickett

7 Scott Jorgensen

8 TJ Dillashaw

9 Mike Easton

10 Takeya Mizugaki

Dominick Cruz and Renan “Barao” Pegado fight in the main event of UFC 169 in Newark, New Jersey, on Feb. 1, 2014.

Who do you think will win that one?

And how do you think he will do against Uirjah Faber?

Faber lost to Cruz in 2011 (and beat him in the WEC) and Barao in 2012, but is 4-0 since then. Further, Faber holds wins over the other top 5 fighers – McDonald, Assuncao, and Wineland.