Urijah Faber Vs. Lee Vaughan Likely For UFC 156 In February

By Chris Howie
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer

A new report from Tatame magazine suggests that Urijah Faber will be back in action in February, pegged to face Lee Vaughan at UFC 156.

Both fighters will look to rebound from losses in their last outings.

Faber lost a unanimous decision at UFC 149 in a bout against Renan Barao that was for interim bantamweight title. Vaughan fought TJ Dillashaw in his last bout, losing via submission at UFC on FUEL 4 in July.

UFC 156 takes place on February 2nd at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. It is also rumored to featured the following bouts:

Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva
Rashad Evans vs. Rogerio Nogueira
Demian Maia vs. Jon Fitch
Erick Silva vs. Jay Hieron
Urijah Faber vs. Vaughan Lee

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