‘The California Kid’ is back.
Former WEC featherweight champion and long-time UFC contender Urijah Faber is returning to professional fighting this Saturday after having retired from the sport in late 2016. Faber, who’s one of the most recognized fighters of his era and division, will be making his comeback in front of his hometown, taking on ranked bantamweight Ricky Simon in the co-headlining bout of UFC Sacramento in California.
From the new opportunities that have emerged in the current landscape of MMA to a UFC event at home, there were many factors that contributed to Faber’s decision to resume his career in the UFC.