Urijah Faber, the 44-year-old MMA veteran, recently announced his return to competition after a hiatus of over four years…
As his comeback will headline the highly anticipated A1 Combat 21 event, announced for May 25th – in the form of a Combat Jiu-Jitsu match!
Faber’s opponent in this match will be Jeff Curran, with the event taking place at Visalia Convention Center in California – and being broadcasted by UFC Fight Pass.
Urijah Faber vs. Jeff Curran 2 goes down on May 25th under combat jiu jitsu rules 🥋 @A1combat | @UrijahFaber | #CombatJiuJitsu pic.twitter.com/HX4F5pBPy5
— COMBAT SPORTS TODAY (@CSTodayNews) March 30, 2024
With an impressive record of 35 wins and 11 losses, Urijah Faber last competed in MMA back in December 2019.
His final fight ended in a knockout defeat against former bantamweight champion Petr Yan, at UFC 245.
During his (ongoing) MMA hiatus, Faber remained active in the combat sports realm.
He has competed in an open national wrestling tournament, as well as in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
It’ll be interesting to see how well he fares in this Combat Jiu-Jitsu return!
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