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Old 05-17-2008, 08:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Urijah Faber open to changing weight classes
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Urijah Faber open to changing weight classes

If Urijah Faber gets past Jens Pulver on June 1st and continues to run through the competition in the 145-pound division, the former UC Davis wrestler will be open to changing weight classes.

"I've had talks about going up to 155 and I've had talks about going down to 135," Faber told the ESPN Florida radio show Between The Ropes. "If it's a super fight and for the right money I'll fight anybody. Right now I'm taking it one fight at a time and there are still a lot of challengers out there at 145."

Faber (20-1), the WEC's 145-pound champion, is considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, which has often led him to be compared to another lighter weight fighter, and that's Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto (17-1).

"I think it's something that can happen," Faber said. "I hear he's at 135 now. I would have no problem dropping down to 135 to fight the big fights down there. That's a fight that everyone wants to see and I'd love to make it happen."

The likelihood of Faber fighting Yamamoto is a long shot, but it's not entirely impossible. The WEC allowed Rani Yahya, a former WEC bantamweight title contender, to fight Yamamoto at "K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!" last New Year's Eve.
I would mtfo harder than I ever have before to see Faber called up to the UFC to compete in the 155 division, I see no reason why Dana would not attempt that.
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Old 05-18-2008, 02:25 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If he gets past Pulver, which hopefully he won't. If he went to UFC, that'd be pretty sick too though.
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Old 05-18-2008, 07:47 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I love Pulver as much as the next guy if not more, I am a big lil evil fan but I can't see him over coming Faber.
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Old 05-20-2008, 05:24 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Faber at 155 in UFC would be terrible in my opinion, alot of guys there cut down from almost 170. Faber against guys like Sherk and BJ doesn't spell good news, you just need to look at how Tyson Griffin has faired.
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Old 05-20-2008, 05:33 AM   #5 (permalink)
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But what the hell would going down to 135 do for him? That is a tiny division, he has to consider his assets.
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I would guess the only reason droping down to 135 would be to fight KID like he says, but I don't even know how in the world he would fight him. Being undercontract with UFC makes it hard to fight people in DREAM doesn't it?

Either way I would looooove to see Faber Vs Yamamoto, no matter how far fetched it is
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Old 05-20-2008, 05:47 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Anyone would love to see it but unless Zuffa and DREAM agree that Kid signs a 1 fight contract or something for one fight only and nothing more I don't see it happening.
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