UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber
will return to action for the first time since December 2019 when
he headlines A1 Combat 21 on May 25.
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The promotion, which is run by Faber himself, announced the news on
Tuesday. An opponent for Faber will be revealed at a later date. A1
Combat 20 will be held at the Visalia Convention Center in
California.
A former World Extreme Cagefighting champion and a multi-time UFC
title challenger, the 44-year-old Faber hasn’t competed in MMA
since suffering a knockout loss against Petr Yan at
UFC 245 on Dec. 14, 2019. However, “The California Kid” has taken
part in wrestling and grappling matches since then.
Faber previously ended a two-and-a-half year retirement in 2019,
when he returned to score a 46-second TKO of Ricky Simon
at UFC Fight Night 155 in July 2019. Faber owns a 35-11 career mark
in MMA since beginning his professional tenure in 2003.