BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » California Kid https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Urijah Faber: Despite unknown status, Yuri Alcantara ‘deserves to fight me’ https://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-despite-unknown-status-yuri-alcantara-deserves-to-fight-me.html https://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-despite-unknown-status-yuri-alcantara-deserves-to-fight-me.html#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:20:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-despite-unknown-status-yuri-alcantara-deserves-to-fight-me.html At one point or another in every fighter’s career, they are paired up against a lesser known opponent where they have much more to lose than to gain. In the case of UFC bantamweight contender Urijah Faber (28-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC), that’s the exact situation he finds himself in against unheralded Brazilian Yuri Alcantara (28-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 26, which goes down Aug. 17 at Boston’s TD Garden. Currently ranked among the top 135-pound fighters in the world, Faber is on the cusp of a title shot after back-to-back submissions of Ivan Menjivar and Scott Jorgensen in February and April of this year. With an impressive resume under his belt, one would think “The California Kid” had intentions of facing the highest profile opponents possible in order to move up the ladder. Instead, Faber took a fight against someone looking to take what he’s got and doesn’t offer much in return. People may wonder why Faber would accept a matchup against an opponent ranked outside the top-10 and with only one career victory in the weight class, but that’s not a thought that crosses his mind. “His record, first off, is better than mine,” Faber said of Alcantara on MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio)

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Urijah Faber: Despite unknown status, Yuri Alcantara ‘deserves to fight me’ – MMA Junkie

]]> https://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-despite-unknown-status-yuri-alcantara-deserves-to-fight-me.html/feed 0 Urijah Faber on UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 opponent: Nobody knows who the heck he is https://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-on-ufc-on-fox-sports-1-1-opponent-nobody-knows-who-the-heck-he-is.html https://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-on-ufc-on-fox-sports-1-1-opponent-nobody-knows-who-the-heck-he-is.html#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-on-ufc-on-fox-sports-1-1-opponent-nobody-knows-who-the-heck-he-is.html It’s OK to admit you scratched your head when you heard Urijah Faber ‘s next fight. In some ways, Faber did, too. But that doesn’t mean “The California Kid” is taking his next challenge lightly. And because a few people just didn’t get it since his opponent wasn’t on their radar screens, that makes the fight that much more dangerous. Faber (28-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) meets Yuri Alcantara (28-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC on FOX Sports 1 1, which takes place Aug. 17 at TD Garden in Boston. “The face didn’t pop into my head when they said his name, but I remember seeing the guy fight, and he’s very tough,” Faber told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

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