Urijah Faber on Josh Hokit, Nate Diaz, UFC White House & Adin Ross Fight Offer
5/12/202647 min
Urijah Faber talks about Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry, Josh Hokit’s UFC future, the UFC White House card, and breaks down the mindset, toughness, and experience needed to compete at the highest level of MMA. In this episode of Double Coverage, UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber opens up about Sacramento fight culture, Team Alpha Male, and how MMA evolved from fighting in small casinos into one of the biggest sports in the world. He explains why Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry is the “people’s main event,” shares behind-the-scenes stories about the Diaz brothers, and talks about why Nate Diaz turned down the Conor McGregor trilogy. Faber also shares his thoughts on Josh Hokit becoming a future UFC star, the rise of Real American Freestyle wrestling, and the impact of social media, streaming, and influencer boxing on combat sports. From Floyd Mayweather and Zab Judah stories to Adin Ross offering him a fight, Urijah gives a raw, unfiltered perspective on fighting, business, legacy, and what separates champions from everyone else. This is one of Urijah Faber’s most honest conversations about MMA, wrestling, Nate Diaz, the UFC, and the future of combat sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Mystic Zach· Host0:14
Mystic Zach here. Welcome back to episode 20 of Double Coverage. Today I am joined by UFC Hall of Famer, the California Kid, Mr. Uriah Faber.
Urijah Faber· Guest0:24
What's up, brother? Thanks for having me. Thanks for hanging out.
Mystic Zach· Host0:26
Thanks for letting me into, uh, your city. My first time in Sacramento.
Urijah Faber· Guest0:30
Yeah, I mean, this is... You know, we're right on the busy street. There's probably some, uh, some funky folks walking around, but- [laughs] ... we'll take, we'll take a look at the rest of Sacramento after this.
Mystic Zach· Host0:40
Yeah, no, there was some potential, like, world star moments- Yeah. [laughs] ... out there. Um, I was, I was checking out the scene before we got here, but I think we'll have more fun tonight.
Urijah Faber· Guest0:48
Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. We got a battle at the hive tonight, so this is the first ever combat program out of university, and they're gonna bu- have a bunch of college kids fighting each other. It's right up your alley.
Mystic Zach· Host1:01
It is.
Urijah Faber· Guest1:02
Yeah, it's awesome.
Mystic Zach· Host1:02
Um, we had Mike Tyson on, and he's really fighting to get the youth into boxing, and talked about, we talked about how much you gain out of bo- I know, 'cause I was boxing as a kid, I mean, in terms of respect, confidence, everything, getting into combat. What can getting MMA as a potential chance for college scholarship do for kids?
Urijah Faber· Guest1:21
I mean, it's big. E- especially at the college level, there's never been anything like this. Um, luckily, uh, President