In an electrifying turn of events, UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber, famously known as “The California Kid,” is set to make a triumphant return to the cage later this year, reported by MMA Knockout.
UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber will return to action for the first time since December 2019 when he headlines A1 Combat 21 on May 25. The promotion, which is run by Faber himself, announced the news on Tuesday.
A true MMA legend and member of the UFC Hall of Fame will be returning to the cage later this year. Lighter weight classes like bantamweight and featherweight are now regarded as marquee divisions in the UFC, but there was a time when the premier fighters in those weight classes plied their trade in World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
Former UFC title challenger and hall of famer Urijah Faber is set to make a return to MMA in the coming months. After initially retiring in 2016, "The California Kid" made a UFC comeback in 2019 where he stopped Ricky Simón before going on to lose to Petr Yan at UFC 245.
The A1 Combat 18 main event featured a jaw-dropping finish to name a women's strawweight champion. Valesca 'Tina Black' Machado and Taylor Mauldin fought for the inaugural A1 Combat strawweight title at A1 Combat 18 on Thursday in Lemoore, California.
Valesca Machado scored a highlight-reel finish and claimed strawweight gold in her headlining fight at Urijah Faber’s A-1 Combat 18. “Tina Black” first established herself as a violent knockout artist in her native Brazil before she came up short against Piera Rodriguez in a Dana White’s Contender Series fight in 2021.
Urijah Faber claims Sage Northcutt’s fight against Shinya Aoki fell through due to a juxtaposition of miscommunications and divine messages. Northcutt was scheduled to make his long-awaited return to combat sports against the Japanese grappling legend at ONE Championship 165 on Jan.
Get ready for a night of intense action as Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat returns in style for 2024. The promotion will not only kick off its season but also welcomes a brand-new 3-year deal with UFC Fight Pass.
It was a little less than two years ago when UFC Hall of Fame inductee Urijah Faber switched hats from competitor to promoter. In 2022, what was then known as Firepower MMA became known as A1 Combat.
‘Twas two nights before Christmas, and all through America, MMA promotions were mostly silent, but not A1 Combat.”With no other MMA cards happening this holiday weekend, Santa‘s got an early present for fans of competitive violence with an assist from UFC Hall of Fame inductee Urijah Faber.
TJ Dillashaw's split from Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male was a hugely public fall-out that is still yet to be resolved. Dillashaw went straight from college to training with Faber and the team before eventually leaving with striking coach Duane Ludwig to set up their own camp.
With a wrestling background from the University of California, Davis, Urijah Faber typically sides with fellow grapplers in a matchup pitting a high-level wrestler against a high-level striker.
This weekend, Petr Yan returns to the Octagon to face Merab Dvalishvili in a crucial matchup in the talent-laden Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division.
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'I don't have a big hit list of people, but I want to do stuff that sounds fun, that's meaningful for me, and that would be pretty meaningful,' Faber tells MMA Underground.
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