Urijah Faber is once again making headlines, this time not in the MMA arena but in combat Jiu-Jitsu. Despite being away from the octagon for five years,
From time to time in life and sports, a bit of a changeup is needed. That’s just what’ll happen on Saturday night in Visalia, CA. While Urijah Faber‘s A1 Combat is known for putting on wall-to-wall MMA cards every time it has a fight night, MMA will not be the focus of the main event of the evening this weekend at Visalia Convention Center.
Memorial Day weekend and A1 Combat events have become an annual holiday tradition since the promotion rebranded from Firepower MMA in the spring of 2022.
In an electrifying turn of events, UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber, famously known as “The California Kid,” is set to make a triumphant return to the cage later this year, reported by MMA Knockout.
UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber will return to action for the first time since December 2019 when he headlines A1 Combat 21 on May 25. The promotion, which is run by Faber himself, announced the news on Tuesday.
A true MMA legend and member of the UFC Hall of Fame will be returning to the cage later this year. Lighter weight classes like bantamweight and featherweight are now regarded as marquee divisions in the UFC, but there was a time when the premier fighters in those weight classes plied their trade in World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
Valesca Machado scored a highlight-reel finish and claimed strawweight gold in her headlining fight at Urijah Faber’s A-1 Combat 18. “Tina Black” first established herself as a violent knockout artist in her native Brazil before she came up short against Piera Rodriguez in a Dana White’s Contender Series fight in 2021.
Urijah Faber claims Sage Northcutt’s fight against Shinya Aoki fell through due to a juxtaposition of miscommunications and divine messages. Northcutt was scheduled to make his long-awaited return to combat sports against the Japanese grappling legend at ONE Championship 165 on Jan.
Get ready for a night of intense action as Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat returns in style for 2024. The promotion will not only kick off its season but also welcomes a brand-new 3-year deal with UFC Fight Pass.
It was a little less than two years ago when UFC Hall of Fame inductee Urijah Faber switched hats from competitor to promoter. In 2022, what was then known as Firepower MMA became known as A1 Combat.
‘Twas two nights before Christmas, and all through America, MMA promotions were mostly silent, but not A1 Combat.”With no other MMA cards happening this holiday weekend, Santa‘s got an early present for fans of competitive violence with an assist from UFC Hall of Fame inductee Urijah Faber.
With a wrestling background from the University of California, Davis, Urijah Faber typically sides with fellow grapplers in a matchup pitting a high-level wrestler against a high-level striker.
This weekend, Petr Yan returns to the Octagon to face Merab Dvalishvili in a crucial matchup in the talent-laden Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division.
Keaneo Moyer tests skills with Terrance Saeteurn at Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 7 on January The post Keaneo Moyer “I am one of the top flyweights in the world” first appeared on MyMMANews.
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