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Fortunes changed for five at UFC on FOX 22

While not put on last, if you were watching Saturday night's UFC on FOX show, it was very clear the real main event was Urijah Faber's retirement victory over Brad Pickett.

With Faber clearly dominant in the fight, the crowd of 13,136 fans at the first MMA show ever at the new Golden One Center, counted down the final seconds of Faber's career. They followed by giving him an enthusiastic standing ovation. The reaction was louder and more sustained than even at his biggest wins a few miles away at the old Arco Arena. His retirement ends an era on the local fighting scene, and to an extent on the national scene as well.