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This Saturday, MMA veteran Urijah Fbaer will step into the Octagon for the final time as he fights Brad Pickett<\/a> in front of his hometown fans in Sacramento, California. For Faber, the fight will mark the end of what has been a truly remarkable MMA career that has seen him compile a 33-10 record over the course of 13 years competing professionally.<\/p>\n

Given that it would be Faber’s final fight, it came as a surprise to many when the UFC opted to put ‘The California Kid’ as the co-main event behind Paige VanZant vs. Michelle Waterson as the main event. <\/a><\/p>\n

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During a recent interview with MMAJunkie<\/a>, Faber spoke about his decision to retire at 37 years old, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think without a doubt I\u2019m physically where I need to be. The skill level is there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s just the emotion has been different as of late. It\u2019s not a bad thing. It\u2019s just that I\u2019m immune to it, and I\u2019ve always done this thing for the experience. I still enjoy it, but it\u2019s just not the same. And I have a lot of other irons in the fire. It\u2019s like risk (vs.) reward. It\u2019s a very difficult life in here grinding everyday, fighting these young cats.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"bantamweight\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Faber has been on a bit of a skid this year, going 0-2 over the course of 2016. To kick the year off, ‘The California Kid’ had a trilogy fight with Dominick Cruz, which Cruz won decisively<\/a>. Most recently, Faber fought Jimmie Rivera at UFC 203 in September, where he dropped a unanimous decision, marking the first time in his professional MMA career that he has gone on a 2-fight skid. With that in mind, when it was revealed that Faber would be fighting Brad Pickett at ‘UFC Fight Night: Sacramento’, Faber announced his plan to retire after the fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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