VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Urijah Faber has won plenty in his fighting career, once reigning as arguably the world’s best featherweight long before the UFC implemented that division and then competing for titles inside the Octagon multiple times.
An actual UFC championship win has eluded Faber, and while he comes from a successful amateur wrestling background, he went into MMA after graduating from UC-Davis as opposed to attempting to pursue international glory. Faber retired from fighting in 2016 only to make a successful return 30 months later with a win over Ricky Simon this past July.