UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber wants to spoil Henry Cejudo’s Real American Freestyle debut.

Faber and Cejudo will lock horns in the main event ofRAF 06on February 28 at the Mullett Arena of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and “The California Kid” is confident that he can score a win over a high-caliber wrestler like Cejudo.

“Triple C” captured Olympic gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics [men’s freestyle 55 kg category]. Apart from that, as a senior freestyle wrestler, he has major titles under his belt. Cejudo is a multiple-time Pan American Championships gold medalist and a U.S. national champion. He also won a gold medal in wrestling at the 2007 Pan American Games.

The former UFC double champ decided to hang up his gloves last year at UFC 323, where he lost to Payton Talbott by decision.

Now, Cejudo is returning to hiswrestling rootsand will face Urijah Faber, who was an NCAA wrestler.

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Urijah Faber’s last UFC bout was in 2019 againstPetr Yan, which he lost by knockout in Round 3. However, from 2021 to 2024, Faber kept himself busy by competing in several grappling, combatjiu-jitsu, and wrestling matches. In his last grappling bout, Faber faced Bibiano Fernandes at ADXC 5 on August 3, 2024, and won by decision.

Ahead of the RAF 06 showdown with the wholesome Olympic champion, Urijah Faber spoke to MMA Junkie. Faber believes defeating an Olympic gold medalist like Cejudo would be a major addition to his resume. He said:

“The way I see it is I’m getting a bye to the Olympic finals. As a guy that needs some great excuses and is going to be delusional, I’ve got all sorts of reasons why I’m going to defeat the Olympic gold medalist… First off, Henry Cejudo… that guy was working his bu*t off. He was, ‘What do I have to do to be an Olympic champion?’… And that was a long time ago, you know, and I haven’t been a man possessed in a long time. I don’t feel like he has been either.”

He added that he will have a size advantage over “Triple C” at RAF 06:

Source: LowKickMMA.com