A trilogy bout between former undisputed UFC bantamweight champion, Renan Barao and ex-WEC kingpin, Urijah Faber is reportedly set to happen of their respective GFL (International Combat League) debuts later this yr — at an occasion but to be decided on the time of publication.
Barao, who holds a pair of victories over Isla Vista favourite, Faber contained in the Octagon, is about for his first combined martial arts look since October 2023, the place he suffered his sixth consecutive defeat in a cut up resolution loss to Walter Zamora beneath the Fera Championship banner in Kuwait.
As for former WEC featherweight champion, Faber, the veteran fan-favorite former multiple-time bantamweight title challenger is about to snap his retirement with the GFL, having most lately dropped a high-kick knockout loss to Petr Yan again in 2019.
Renan Barao books return towards Urijah Faber in trilogy GFL pairing
First going through off with Faber for the interim bantamweight crown at UFC 149, Brazilian star, Barao would land a unanimous resolution win over the Californian, earlier than defending his interim crown in consecutive victories over Michael McDonald and Eddie Wineland earlier than he was promoted to eventual undisputed champion.
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And rematching Faber at UFC 169 at first of 2014, Barao would defend his crown for the third and last time in a gap spherical knockout win over the challenger.
Throughout his Octagon tenure, Barao was as soon as thought of one of many best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, having rode a formidable run of thirty 4 unbeaten bouts following a defeat in his combined martial arts debut.
A revered pioneer of the decrease weight courses, Faber might be afforded the chance to avenge his pair of losses to Barao, having turned in a dominant reign as WEC champion with wins over Joe Pearson, Dominick Cruz, Likelihood Farrar, Jeff Curran, and Jens Pulver.
In his last skilled victory, Faber would cease Ricky Simon with a shocking first spherical knockout win in his comeback struggle in his native Sacramento again in 2019.
