With his past four losses coming in title fights, it would be easy to wonder if Urijah Faber was some kind of jinxed these days when gold is on the line.
Faber last held a belt more than four years ago as the WEC’s featherweight champ. If cats have nine lives, fighters certainly have fewer. A fifth straight loss in a title fight might have critics wondering how many more shots “The California Kid” will get.
But with his UFC 149 interim bantamweight title fight against Renan Barao looming on July 21, Faber on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com this fight is just as important as the other shots he’s had.