Former bantamweight title challenger, Urijah Faber has been included in the latest round of releases from the UFC, with the Hall of Fame star ending his second stint in the promotion following a return clash against Petr Yan back in 2019.
Faber, a former WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) featherweight kingpin, has been sidelined from action for the last five years — most recently taking on former undisputed bantamweight champion, Yan, Faber would be stopped with a thunderous third round high-kick knockout by the Russian.
In the time since, the long-time Team Alpha MMA staple has turned his hand successfully to coaching — and will guide contender, Song Yadong into his UFC Seattle main event return in two months’ time against former two-weight champion, Henry Cejudo in Washington.