Urijah Faber Enjoyed Having Dominick Cruz As ‘Enemy’ During Career | The MMA Hour

Urijah Faber discusses his current weight, how Viacheslav Borschchev turned it around, his advice for fighters, how fighters arrive at Team Alpha Male, his gym’s relationship with Sacramento State, his robot training partner, his business ventures, the WEC days, if it bothers him he didn’t win UFC belt, if he called it quits at the right time, his relationship with Dominick Cruz, and more.
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[@wuderr]

How can you hate Faber? He’s genuinely an awesome guy. Dude got a bad wrap from TUF and Dom. Absolute legend in the game and an absolute dawg inside the cage. Don’t forget it!

[@linuxsport]

he did poke a few eyes.

[@aureum7479]

He was a legend

[@ACshinealight]

100% accurate

[@OkOk-lp5sv]

Eye poker and wishes he was on Mcgrgors wage

[@Frip36]

OK Faber's dad.

[@LEMONS884]

Faber’s a legend. Good stuff.

[@gotdajuiceeee]

The California kid baby 😎

[@Test7017]

His chin is #1

[@jarijahy.1591]

I live in 🇵🇭, I named my 1 kid after him. He came to the Philippines with the UFC, he had a meet and greet in the nearest mall near my house, when my boy was still a baby. We brought him, Urijah held him (picture and all). and now the thing is that 4 years before at my wife's and my reception , the song of our "first dance" as a married couple was Better Together - Jack Johnson ... I dont know how common that song is, but here in the Philippines it's not used that much. What a champion, but the mensch energy he gave off ever since is why 🙌🏽

[@jkjk6671]

WWWW story

[@kazikleszno]

Nice

[@user-nv2wt4hi8t]

'You and your close eyes'. One of the legendary rivalries of the UFC's history, stretching back to WEC.

[@haliotis8133]

With or without the champion, this guy is a legend for sure.

[@mackmati7890]

But he been a worldchamp

[@mr.brenman2132]

He was the WEC two division champion.

[@CSD793]

Urijah Faber was one of the fighters that turned me into a huge fan of the UFC and MMA 15+ years ago

[@nomercyGOD]

same i thought he looked like luke skywalker

[@jaykeem0]

Always humble. Legend

[@User-dc5ob]

Faber a cool guy nice dude

[@rman229]

Buttchin

[@griffmma]

​@@rman229retired skateboarder😂😂

[@secre7]

The pride of Northern California 🙌🙌 Legend

[@tonesmith6853]

Faber is the fighter that got me into mma when I was a young teen. Love this guy

[@markdavis8430]

One of the best walk out you’ll see Never ducked a fight! One of the REAL pioneers of mma brought the fight every time! Plus a absolutely great human Faber is a Real 1! OG

[@GD22xl18]

This guy got me into mma

[@paydn202]

faber got that pharell gene lol he looks exactly the same as the first time i saw him on TV in a AMP ad lmfao

[@patrickvincent5680]

Faber is so unintentionally funny 😂

[@magickmike6510]

Faber such an OG

[@dav369]

People don’t realise how business savvy Faber has always been, Conor kept calling him broke on TUF and id go as far to say he was richer than Conor at the time.

[@mr.brenman2132]

Faber was already a multi millionaire by that point. McGregor probably wasn't worth a million yet.

[@KeylorSwift]

Urijah is so California. He makes me proud to be from here

[@chaboi7]

Legend!

[@Ajayzmma]

Faber is a ufc legend

[@socalspeculator8965]

"I feel like you're thick" -Ariel

[@chicnoir29]

Ariel 😂 … Rampage and Paulo are being replaced.

[@sergeezus]

Ariel is always dtf

[@kieran_taylor]

If you’re from Sacramento you understand that Urijah Faber is up there as one of the most culturally significant figures our city has ever produced. Incredible inspiration and pillar of hope for everyone coming out of Sactown. 🏆

[@benlewis5312]

I’ve walked by his star a thousand times and am a member of one of his gyms

[@dwdogs]

far from sacramento but he just seems like an outstanding community man

[@aliquintero21]

I’ve been a huge Urijah fan and still am, seeing this interview makes me appreciate him much more 🫡 such a great athlete in and outside the cage 🙌🏽

[@williamgray3440]

He is an absolutely awesome guy, I met him in person. So humble, genuine, super-cool, awesome vibe, absolute pleasure to be around. Never said one word about who he was, I recognized him and he was so gracious and considerate. I am an even bigger fan after meeting him, just an awesome person that I was blessed to meet.

[@michaelplanamento4357]

Sick interview

[@jonahwestont9928]

You should have Uriah on more this interview was spectacular and you guys have a connection and are both so informative and historians of the sport. Love Uriah and all he does for the 916 ! You got my vote if you ever decide to run for mayor

[@DJButterSmooth]

Miss watching Faber compete man

[@stevedv629]

Independent mma hall of fame sounds like a really good idea

[@theJoefamilychannel]

Faber is dope. Legend

[@Samtheman67]

The goat always man

[@Samtheman67]

Faber is brilliant and a fire businessman

[@cinema_moon]

Urijah is a legend

[@bigvsouthphilly2156]

Legend

[@Crispy44652]

Urijah is the man, miss watching this guy scrap.

[@stevenkoudanis5238]

Faber rules

[@andrewlonker9110]

A Legend

[@nickvaldes9833]

Faber and Sandhagen have the most interesting minds in this game. This dude brain seemed to have gotten stronger and wiser with fighting vs taking trauma.

[@Sx-xy2zi]

Faber is awesome

[@BrianOBrien5150]

Faber is a humble and just great human being. I wish there were a million "Uriah Faber's".

[@RebelDillenger]

Fabor fought with two broken hands.. he's one of the greats

[@TYT695]

Faber has zero ego.

[@ayou4525]

The coolest in the ufc good guy

[@waedjradi]

One of my favorites, for sure. The Kid

[@scottelias4879]

Really fun interview. You can't hate Uriah

[@robinstephen3084]

love faber

[@jonahwestont9928]

TAM against the world. How cool would it be some day to have Dom or TJ be a guest coach at the gym. Really would be a beautiful site to see

[@user-eq2rw8iv2v]

Vyacheslav Borschev always says a lot of nice things about Urijah on Russian youtube . Urijah is a class act indeed, a great athlete and awesome human being

[@redbrown1610]

"You sniff out the details.." 😅 (Faber to Ariel)

[@williamgray3440]

Just an awesome person.

[@scoonboon]

Ariel should have more of the legends on from time to time. Maybe 1 per week. It’s great hearing from Faber, Cruz, Couture, Rampage, Mir, GSP, Bisping etc etc

[@bm-goodboy6367]

Scott Smith lives in Oregon

[@ThatWasFun22]

Would love to see Urijah as ay commentator for fights

[@fxandrei]

Ariel Now : "Who cares who broke the news" Ariel in the past: "Im a jurnalist... its my duty to do this"

[@alexhudson-]

The MMA hall of fame should just have Fedor Emelianenko as the only staff in the building. He just silently chaperones you through the hall with his intimidating dead face and opens doors for you. That'd be an experience.

[@Yougothustled420]

Made me laugh so hard when some commentary guy said Connors Turing into what he hates most 😂Uriah

[@benmorrison8289]

Fun fact I sat next to Urijah's step dad at his fight vs Aldo. Idk if that's who he's talking about when he said his dad goes to his fights.

[@sam_s_]

He is my Faberite fighter!!!!

[@dannotwalruslarkin9324]

Love Faber, hes awesome. Both of his butts are growing, the one on his chin the fastest.

[@jblog9672]

MMA Guru sends his regards Ariel

[@ShinryuRQs]

didn’t ask kid

[@mikellamon9632]

WEC was the best!

[@snoutyman]

Faber was the first fighter I actually cared to follow. He was the WEC poster boy until Aldo showed up with those leg kicks

[@extralarger]

Sac State!!!

[@johnnyforsythe9713]

Faber is such a Nerd !!!

[@Bluepickles333]

Conor vs Uriah UFC 300 😜

[@franciscoramirez9867]

Noiice

[@schwantzrossi1266]

Uriah Faber comparing himself to Ellon Musk...wtf

[@draakmanz]

rumors have it that uriah still got bruises from the aldo leg kicking contest

[@markdyer2574]

Dana White should be the one to organise a MMA hall of fame. Im sure he'll be unbiased 😂

[@northtrue145]

Uriah learn learn name player😊

[@ErinJeanette]

I love urijah. Still looks young and healthy. Shut up ARIEL.

[@joeyduncan5804]

Man with a vision to make money off everything mma lol obsessed with the sport so much he retirement actually hurt him.

[@Frip36]

I like Faber. But he talks like a typewriter.

[@GamesWithBrainz]

Urijah talking like hes about to be the jeff bezos of mma. I mean that would be cool tho

[@owenothera]

Wow! now they are teaching robots jiu jitsu... someday those robots are going to kick our ass..

[@danielstaystrong]

What a short individual

[@zachdancy5828]

Ariel is such a typical non fighter/talker. I just hate the guy and cannot watch him more than 5 minutes.

[@18cdriv]

This was a snooze fest

[@silent1826]

10:40 A university president who just happens to be of the Helwani/Epstein persuasion. How rare lmfao

[@DaveyBlade13]

As some who was raised Jewish, I promise you we don’t have a secret club where we put people in positions of power 😂. Weirdo.

[@silent1826]

@DaveyBlade13 that's funny. I don't remember insinuating anything negative by my comment. Someone has a guilty complex

[@DaveyBlade13]

@@silent1826 why point it out then? I feel guilty about being Jewish? Lmao. It’s just a weird thing to point out.

[@silent1826]

@@DaveyBlade13 I can't help but wonder if u keep this same energy when textbooks, news stations, movies, shows, and various other facets of society make these claims about a different race of people (white) secretly planning and plotting so their people can benefit over every other group. I think the popular phrase is white privilege or something.

[@NebraskaPoliceDepartment]

Can’t Believe This Guy In The HOF. UFC Hall of Fame is a joke

[@justingalan3601]

Cry

[@SinkMMA]

Helwani is unwatchable. Have someone who actually understands the sport interviewing fighters

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

Helwani understands the business and history of the story, which is perfect for interviews. Dude sucks at the technical stuff but he doesnt ask those kind of questions. Luke Thomas does stuff like that

[@plushpc5992]

@@Onlybadtakes2589the dude was trolling

[@justinmorieko221]

Imagine ariel teaching a class "how to be a 😿 and play victim 101"

[@RyanT301]

If anyone has the most Neanderthal DNA today it’s Uriah

[@user-qp1ju3gq6u]

Faber used to be one of my favorite fighters. Over time he didn't have the best fight IQ but he had heart for sure. I remember Jose Aldo beat the bricks off his legs but Faber kept taking them.

[@goldeneyeforevercom]

Think of all the epic moments that Faber has given. Unreal fights. Not enough respect for this guy.

[@IG-kn6ne]

We need the Faber x Connor fight.