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Urijah Faber announces he will retire after UFC on FOX 22 fight

The Hall of Fame worthy career of Urijah Faber appears to be coming to an end.

Faber announced Monday on The MMA Hour that he plans to retire following his Dec. 17 fight against Brad Pickett at UFC on FOX 22 in his hometown of Sacramento, CA, bringing an end to a career that spanned 14 years and helped propel the lighter weight classes to international prominence in mixed martial arts.

"To be honest with you, I'm super excited to fight in [Sacramento]," Faber said. "Those are all my people out there.