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Urijah Faber shares his thoughts on the sports boom happening in Sacramento

Jan 18, 2023, 5:00 PM

Song Yadong of China warms up backstage with his coach Urijah Faber during the UFC Fight Night even...

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 17: Song Yadong of China warms up backstage with his coach Urijah Faber during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 17, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)

(Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)

Since his last fight in 2019, Sacramento’s Urijah Faber has focused more on his coaching and leading Team Alpha Male.

Last Friday, Faber’s A-1 Combat held an event at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where young up-and-coming MMA fighters competed. Prior to the event, Faber spoke to Sactown Sports about the promotion and the sports world becoming bigger in Sacramento.

Topics discussed include:

  • If A-1 Combat is like a feeder league to the UFC and other big MMA promotions
  • How A-1 Combat’s next event at Tachi Palace holds a lot of MMA history for Faber and Nate Diaz
  • Bragging about Sacramento, not just with sports, but as a community
  • “It’s a place that cares about its people. It’s exciting to root for things in the community.”
  • How Team Alpha Male has sustained success for nearly two decades
  • What he’s learned as a promoter

Click here to watch the full interview with Urijah Faber

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