Manager claims Urijah Faber has re-retired after turning down Petr Yan fight
It appears that Urijah Faber has once again decided to hang up the gloves.
The UFC Hall of Famer ended his two-and-a-half-year retirement in July when he returned at UFC Sacramento and TKO’d Ricky Simon. Following the win, Urijah Faber wanted something big and called for a title shot against Henry Cejudo. However, that never came to fruition and he was offered a fight against a surging contender in Petr Yan.
But, according to Yan’s manager in Daniel Rubenstein, Urijah Faber has re-retired after turning down the fight.
Petr’s already accepted a fight vs Faber, but Faber is apparently reretired. If Frankie wants to fight in Vegas Dec 14, would be Petr’s honor to fight a legend like him. Wish @funkmasterMMA a speedy recovery.
— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) September 24, 2019
“Petr’s already accepted a fight vs Faber, but Faber is apparently re-retired. If Frankie wants to fight in Vegas Dec 14, would be Petr’s honor to fight a legend like him. Wish @funkmasterMMA a speedy recovery,” Rubenstein wrote on Twitter.
He was then asked by Ariel Helwani when Urijah Faber decided to retire once again.
since he was offered a fight vs Petr Yan.
— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) September 24, 2019
“since he was offered a fight vs. Petr Yan,” the manager wrote.
Petr Yan is currently ranked fourth in the bantamweight division. The Russian is 13-1 as a pro including being 5-0 in the UFC. In his last fight at UFC 238, he beat Jimmie Rivera which showed he is a top contender at 135-pounds. He also holds wins over John Dodson and Teruto Ishihara.
Yan has been calling for a fight with Aljamain Sterling for the interim bantamweight title with Henry Cejudo sidelined.
Urijah Faber, meanwhile, has yet to comment if he has indeed re-retired from MMA. Ahead of his return, he wouldn’t say if this was going to be a one-fight return or will fight multiple times and stay active.
But, if Daniel Rubenstein is correct, it was a one-off fight for Urijah Faber. So ‘The California Kid’ will go back to coaching at Team Alpha Male and being a father.
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This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 9/24/2019.
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM
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