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Dominick Cruz has something to say about Urijah Faber fighting Renan Barao all these years later. Cruz, the former UFC bantamweight champion and a longtime rival of Faber’s, decided he wouldn’t be fighting into his forties, retiring from MMA after a shoulder injury took him out of a fight against Rob Font last month.

MMA News / Empire Sports Media / February 18

GFL booking trilogy fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao

Last week we learned about the first batch of GFL matches that will be taking place when the promotion kicks things off in April. Included in that first round of matchup announcements was a rematch between former UFC champions Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / February 17

‘Nobody asked for this’… Fans torn on Urijah Faber’s MMA comeback after trilogy fight announced

UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber’s reported MMA return didn’t get a universally positive reception. It’s been almost five full years since Urijah Faber lost to former titleholder Petr Yan at UFC 245.

MMA News / FirstSportz / May 26

Watch: UFC legend Urijah Faber is going viral for attaining a submission win at age 45

Urijah Faber is once again making headlines, this time not in the MMA arena but in combat Jiu-Jitsu. Despite being away from the octagon for five years,

MMA News / MMA Sucka / May 23

A1 Combat 21 Main Event Breakdown

From time to time in life and sports, a bit of a changeup is needed. That’s just what’ll happen on Saturday night in Visalia, CA. While Urijah Faber‘s A1 Combat is known for putting on wall-to-wall MMA cards every time it has a fight night, MMA will not be the focus of the main event of the evening this weekend at Visalia Convention Center.

MMA News / MMA Sucka / May 22

A1 Combat 21 Co-Main Event Breakdown

Memorial Day weekend and A1 Combat events have become an annual holiday tradition since the promotion rebranded from Firepower MMA in the spring of 2022.

MMA News / UFC on ClutchPoints / March 7, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer returns after retirement

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.

MMA News / MMA on SI / March 6, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Makes Shock Unretirement

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).

MMA News / MMA on SI / February 23, 2024

MMA News: Fighter Gets Sent to the Shadow Realm in Women's Title Fight

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.

MMA News / MMA Sucka / January 19, 2024

A1 Combat 17: Duffy vs Jackson Results

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.

MMA News / MMA Sucka / January 16, 2024

A1 Combat Aided by UFC Fight Pass Deal

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.

MMA News / MMA Sucka / December 22, 2023

A1 Combat 16 Main Event Breakdown

‘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.

MMA News / Yardbarker / May 23, 2023

UFC Hall of Famer: Conor McGregor too powerful for Michael Chandler

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.

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