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Urijah Faber: I tried to warn Conor McGregor to work on his jiu-jitsu before he got 'whooped' by Nate Diaz

Longtime mixed martial arts (MMA) veteran Urijah Faber knows a thing or two about reigning featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

Not only did the Team Alpha Male captain help train Chad Mendes for his "Notorious" title fight at UFC 189, he also spent several weeks coaching alongside the fiery Irishman on the set of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 22 in late 2015.

Somewhere along the way, he noticed a deficiency in McGregor's skill set.

"He got whooped," Faber told TMZ Sports (via Bloody Elbow). "He didn't even fight the hands, man.