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Urijah Christopher Faber (born May 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, fighting as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Faber won the WEC Featherweight Championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held the title for over two years until losing it to Mike Brown at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008. As of December 14, 2015, he is #3 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings and ranked the #4 bantamweight in the world by Sherdog. Faber is widely regarded as one of the sport's pioneers for establishing legitimacy to lighter weight classes in MMA.
Faber is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt under Fábio "Pateta" Prado, who, under Carlson Gracie Jr., is a fifth degree black belt.
Faber was born on May 14, 1979, in Isla Vista, California, to Theo and Suzanne Faber, and grew up in Lincoln, California. He is of Dutch descent on his father's side, and Italian, English, and Irish on his mother's side. He went to Glen Edwards Middle School and then Casa Roble High School. He has two siblings, an older brother named Ryan and a younger sister named Michaella Tastad. Faber graduated from the University of California at Davis with a bachelor's degree in Human Development.
Urijah Christopher Faber (born May 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, fighting as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Faber won the WEC Featherweight Championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held the title for over two years until losing it to Mike Brown at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008. Faber is widely regarded as one of the sport's pioneers for establishing legitimacy to lighter weight classes in MMA.
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SUBSCRIBE to get the latest content from The Ultimate Fighter: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUltimateFighterFX?sub_confirmation=1 Team Alpha Male founder Urijah Faber confronts T.J. Dillashaw over his exit from the team as the two sides have very different versions of the same story. ►TUF Talk: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6lBk9hTkLvSj6eOcBhsbw_WNsPl5slFt ►The Latest UFC on FOX content: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGCJSexpGtxqzzEOyuHNvOrD_EqYSA6- ►FOX Sports YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/foxsports ►UFC on FOX’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ufconfox About The Ultimate Fighter: The Ultimate Fighter is a reality television show and mixed martial arts competition on FS1 aimed at finding the next great UFC fighter. Each season, competitors wi...
Following his induction speech at Friday's ceremony in Las Vegas, Urijah Faber says he's content with his Hall of Fame career, even without a UFC title.
"The California Kid" Urijah Faber joins the UFC Hall of Fame class of 2017.
Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber get into a war of words about a potential fight and it's revealed that the Irish featherweight asked for the bout on the UFC Fight Night card in Dublin or he was likely passing on the show.
Urijah Christopher Faber is an American retired mixed martial artist who fought as a bantamweight and featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Wikipedia ----------------------------------------------------- Born: May 14, 1979 (age 37 years), Isla Vista, CA Height: 5′ 6″ --------------------------------------------------- Song by, 2pac feat. Dr.dre - California Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wBTdfAkqGU ------------------------------------------------------------------ All footage and rights belong to Zuffa LLC , UFC & WME-IMG ( I am not affiliated with them ) http://ufc.com http://youtube.com/UFC http://twitter.com/ufc http://instagram.com/ufc/ http://facebook.com/UFC/ UFC Fight Pass - https://www.ufc.tv/page/fightpass
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Watch what happened when Conor McGregor crossed paths with Chad Mendes’ teammate Urijah Faber in the hallway. Watch the latest UFC ON FOX content: http://foxs.pt/ZEONsH Connect with UFC ON FOX Online: Visit the UFC ON FOX WEBSITE: http://www.foxsports.com/ufc Like UFC ON FOX on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/UFCONFOX Follow UFC ON FOX on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX About UFC ON FOX: The official FOX Sports home of UFC coverage. Every fight night we see every punch, kick and submission attempt and share it with you, THE FAN. Our talent includes past and current UFC Fighters, Kenny Florian, Rashad Evans, and Daniel Cormier. UFC ON FOX content includes clips from UFC Tonight, UFC Ultimate Insider, The Ultimate Fighter and the best from the top athletes in MMA from Ronda ...
SUBSCRIBE for more from UFC ON FOX: https://www.youtube.com/ufconfox?sub_confirmation=1 Urijah 'California Kid' Faber spoke to his fans after defeating Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night in what was his final professional fight. ►Watch the latest content UFC on FOX content: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGCJSexpGtxqzzEOyuHNvOrD_EqYSA6- ►Watch the latest from UFC Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGCJSexpGtzVBqzn-0GTQs4IkmtCCRk9 ►TUF Talk: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGCJSexpGtyiz8qVCn7c6HBzQilhtpRL ►FOX Sports YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/foxsports ►The Ultimate Fighter’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUltimateFighterFX About UFC ON FOX: The official FOX Sports home of UFC coverage. We see every punch, kick and submission...
As TUF is 1 week away here is the interview of the 2 coaches ;) Eire!!!
He's an MMA pioneer who giddily pocketed $200 for his first fight and paved the way for fighters at 125, 135 and 145 pounds -- largely ignored until 2010 or so -- to receive greater fanfare and bigger paychecks. Urijah Faber, as cool a character as there is in MMA, is now 34 years young and has accomplished a lot since graduating from UC-Davis 12 years ago and turning to a fringe sport called mixed martial arts, a bold decision that in hindsight he half-jokingly calls "delusional." In this Mind of Masters segment titled "Mind of Faber," veteran journalist and BJJ black belt Frank "The Organic Tank" Curreri explores the inner dialogue and self-talk of a 5'6" hipster with incredible swag and charisma who has built one of MMA's best teams (Team Alpha Male), has his own clothing line, stars in...
Urijah Faber talks backstage after his victory over Brad Pickett in his final MMA fight.
Legendary UFC fighter 'The California Kid' Urijah Faber joins Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen on The Fighter and The Kid podcast. Urijah talks about his UFC career, Conor McGregor and more in this killer episode. For more The Fighter and The Kid visit: http://www.tfatk.com/ Follow Bryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryancallen Follow Brendan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanschaub Listen to The Fighter and The Kid on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fighterandthekid Subscribe to The Fighter and The Kid on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighter-the-kid/id706421907?mt=2 Watch the latest UFC ON FOX content: http://foxs.pt/ZEONsH Connect with UFC ON FOX Online: Visit the UFC ON FOX WEBSITE: http://www.foxsports.com/ufc Like UFC ON FOX on FACEBOOK: https://ww...
Watch Urijah Faber say farewell at Fight Night Sacramento after his final fight in the Octagon.
UFC Fighters Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber exchange verbal blows live on air while they stopped by The Cruz Show to talk about their upcoming match- UFC 199! Power 106 YouTube Channel: Subscribe Now - http://bit.ly/17Rrvxu For more exclusive interviews visit: Power 106 Website - http://bit.ly/THwnRX Find Power 106: Facebook - http://bit.ly/TjOLyl Twitter - http://bit.ly/12eZ0t2 Stream Power 106 - Where Hip Hop Lives: Listen Live - http://bit.ly/T0chlq
SUBSCRIBE for more from UFC ON FOX: https://www.youtube.com/ufconfox?sub_confirmation=1 Urijah Faber gave his thoughts on his last fight, his rivalry with Dominick Cruz and what's next for him after fighting. ►Watch the latest content UFC on FOX content: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGCJSexpGtxqzzEOyuHNvOrD_EqYSA6- ►Watch the latest from UFC Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGCJSexpGtzVBqzn-0GTQs4IkmtCCRk9 ►TUF Talk: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGCJSexpGtyiz8qVCn7c6HBzQilhtpRL ►FOX Sports YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/foxsports ►The Ultimate Fighter’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUltimateFighterFX About UFC ON FOX: The official FOX Sports home of UFC coverage. We see every punch, kick and submission attempt and shar...
UFC fighter Urijah Faber joined AXS TV’s INSIDE MMA in studio tonight to discuss UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw’s highly publicized departure from Faber’s “Team Alpha Male.” He also talked about his upcoming fight with Frankie Saenz and a bizarre incident with a stranger who walked in to his home this week. Watch Faber’s full interview with series host Bas Rutten and guest host Ron Kruck here. AXS TV is Your Home for MMA every Friday Night! Find AXS TV HERE: http://bit.ly/WtTUDr
One night in Indonesia, WEC superstar Urijah Faber suddenly found himself in a real-life version of a Jackie Chan movie. This is what happened when a group of thugs tried (and failed) to take out The California Kid. Produced and directed by Matthew Ross. Shot by Rick Lee and James Martinec. Edited by Ashley Cahill and Ryan Jackson-Healy.