Urijah Faber isn’t ruling out a return to mixed martial arts competition.
Faber was recently inducted in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Fame. “The California Kid” retired after defeating Brad Pickett by unanimous decision back in Dec. 2016. He left active competition with a record of 34-10.
While Faber is enjoying life outside the Octagon, he told A.G Fight that he’s taking the “never say never” approach (via Flo Combat):
“I would never count it out, coming back to the Octagon. Because, in all honesty, I don’t feel like I miss a step. I feel like I’m in great shape. I train with these guys, I can go with current world champions and contenders right now. I feel great, especially with my ground game, I feel like it’s gotten better just training once a day or once every two days. Your body recuperates, you feel strong.”
Faber then said he’s always ready in case he gets that itch to come back.
“I can take a fight and I wouldn’t be opposed to it. I’ve never been out of shape my whole life. And I’m also having USADA testing me, still. Because I’ve never done any PEDs, any drugs, so I still allow them to come in and randomly test me, because it doesn’t bother me. Just in case that big fight opportunity happens, I don’t want to have to sit out [for] four months and have to talk and plan to come back. If there’s an opportunity, I want to be ready.”
