5 Potential Opponents for Urijah Faber

Faber is back! Who do you think should step up in the cage with him next?!?

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5. Cory Sandhagen

Cory Sandhagen is one of the brightest prospects at 135. He is coming off of a huge win over John Linker and if he could secure a victory over another pioneer in Faber he will gain recognition and popularity which will prime him as a household name for years to come. On the flip-side, Faber deciding to fight another dangerous up-and-comer in Sandhagen will establish him as a fighter looking to work his way up the ranks once again.

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4. Marlon Moraes

Soon after Faber knocked out Ricky Simon, 'Magic' Marlon Moraes took to Twitter to source out a potential number one contender's bout against Faber who he cited as a 'legend' and stated that they should 'go at it'. If Faber doesn't get an immediate title shot then this fight could be the set-up match to put him there.

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3. Jimmie Rivera

A bout against Jimmie Rivera would be great opportunity for both competitors in this stage of their careers. Rivera has suffered tough defeats as of late and a win of Faber who is such a massive name would help reinvigorate his career and put him in top-contender conversations once again. However, a win from Faber would mean that his prior loss against Rivera is nullified and it would prove that he is back and better than ever.

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2. Nathaniel Wood

Similarly to the Sandhagen fight, this would show that Faber would be willing to work his way to a title shot and will face all challengers on that path. This fight would also be easy to sell due to the fact that Faber has defeated Wood's mentor Brad Pickett in the past which would make for an awesome bout to headline a British fight night in the near future.

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1. Henry Cejudo

With it's new ownership the UFC has been known to throw rankings out the window in the in favour of money-fights. Having one of the most well-known bantamweight fighters in UFC history headlining a card against the 'King of Cringe' would definitely sell PPVs regardless of the result of the fight. Cejudo also had mentioned Faber as someone on his 'hit-list' and Faber called him out after his first-round knockout of Ricky Simon