{"id":115213,"date":"2014-10-13T15:38:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T22:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=115213"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:17:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:17:22","slug":"faber-not-thrilled-with-idea-of-assuncao-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/faber-not-thrilled-with-idea-of-assuncao-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Faber Not Thrilled With Idea Of Assuncao Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/ufc-on-fox-9-results-faber-swarms-then-taps-out-mcdonald\/urijah-faber-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78297\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/urijah-faber-wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"urijah faber wins PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/urijah-faber-wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/urijah-faber-wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/urijah-faber-wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Urijah Faber is arguably the best UFC fighter to never win a championship.  Throughout his career, Faber has never lost a non-title fight, and with his teammate and close friend, TJ Dillashaw as the UFC&#8217;s bantamweight champion, it is unlikely that Faber will get another crack that the bantamweight strap anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>With Raphael Assuncao on a 7 fight win streak, after his win over Bryan Caraway he began calling for a title shot against TJ Dillashaw for his next fight, however with the return of Dominick Cruz, Dillashaw will be fighting him next.  This leaves both Assuncao and Faber without opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Faber spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2014\/10\/13\/6969469\/ufc-urijah-faber-not-excited-about-potential-raphael-assuncao-rematch-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAMania <\/a> about a potential bout saying:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Fighting Raphael Assuncao isn&#8217;t that exciting to me. I have nothing against him, he&#8217;s a good guy and a good fighter. I just think there are other challenges out there that could be better for me. I mean, if Assuncao was a fight the UFC wanted, I wouldn&#8217;t say no to it. I&#8217;ve never said no to any fight the UFC has asked of me. It&#8217;s not a fight I&#8217;d lobby for. Right now I&#8217;m willing to wait and see what comes up.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Faber has already fought, and defeated Assuncao, back in 2010 under the WEC banner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urijah Faber is arguably the best UFC fighter to never win a championship. Throughout his career, Faber has never lost a non-title fight, and with his teammate and close friend, TJ Dillashaw as the UFC&#8217;s bantamweight champion, it is unlikely that Faber will get another crack that the bantamweight strap anytime soon. 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