Retiring Faber will always be remembered in mixed martial arts

This last weekend, mixed martial arts fans watched one of the sports great fighters compete in his last bout and ride off into the sunset.

At the Dec. 17 UFC event in Sacramento, Calif., “The California Kid” Urijah Faber, 37, defeated English competitor Brad Pickett via decision in his last official fight. Faber finished his mixed martial arts career with a 34-10 record.

It was a fitting end for Faber, who beat Pickett in his hometown. The fans roared from the moment he walked to the octagon to Tupac Shakur’s “California Love” until after his hand was raised by referee John McCarthy.

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