WEC Quick Quote: Urijah Faber feels he has the 'edge' over Jose Aldo
by Nate Lawson on Jan 12, 2010 1:24 PM EST
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"First off, you have to be able to match his speed, which I know I can do. Just be wary of all his tools. He's got some really dangerous tools. Stand up, he's got those low leg kicks that open things up for him. He's got the knees that seem to reach people's faces very, very easily, and he's got really fast, powerful hands. So I'll be aware of that, have good defense, and be ready to throw my own heavy punches and be able to dictate where the fight goes with takedowns. And I feel like, even though he's a black belt, I feel like I still have the grappling edge."
Urijah Faber sat down with Pro MMA Radio this past Monday (Jan. 11) to discuss his upcoming title fight with the young and dangerous WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Faber earned the title shot after his third round submission (rear naked choke) victory against Raphael Assuncao. This bout will be "The California Kid's" second shot at retrieving his long lost featherweight title; a title he feels still belongs to him. Though the fight won't take place for several months, Faber already is analyzing what he has to do to win and he feels he is exactly the kind of fighter to beat the champion. Is he?
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I compare him more with Silva...its not his speed as much as his accuracy...Penn/Aldo MUST happen imo
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
after he destroys faber i think he needs 2 fight henderson and if he wins that he is ufc bound
by irish maniac on Jan 12, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
I’m afraid Faber won’t be nearly as handsome after he fights Aldo.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
i hope he isn't
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Jan 12, 2010 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
sacramento has really started me on the not liking faber side of the world, hes on every news show around, always being arrogant and bragging and they all dangle from dudes balls, i wont deny he is talented but he was the champion before the weightclass was really anything.
now for aldo vs faber i do not see it as a ppv material because aldo is still building a fanbase now next year yeah it would be but faber is a clearcut number 1 contender after the beatdown on assancao and mike brown shouldnt want anything to do with a rematch of aldo right now.
aldo has an amazing standup game TRUE, sick knees (ask cub swanson), not going to be outmuscled (ask mike brown) but he hasnt fought someone with his speed and explosiveness either so maybe urijah working off the jab wins this standup fight.
ground game sure aldo is a black belt but we really havent seen much of that, we know urijah is game on the ground but maybe aldo is as slick on the ground as he says and subs urijah?
i dont see it as a definitive aldo destroys faber by any means at all just because of the mma math people will assume after aldo demolished mike brown that urijah has nothing for him but styles make fights and urijah has a good one.
my pick is aldo by SD and the fight more than likely happens in sacramento (my hometown and i still have yet to attend a fight headlined by ole butt chin faber and for good reason)
i dont see aldo losing at 145 to anyone yet but im sure gamburyan might have some say in that down the line, the guy is strong and good on the ground so he might be able to lay on aldo for 25 mins, but dont go thinking aldo should fight bj penn hell he shouldnt even be thinking of a move to 155 in the WEC so why are fans saying he should? remember bj also fights at 170 so he would have a 22lb weight advantage on aldo think before you speak people
by randy murders on Jan 12, 2010 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
Manny would get KO'd before he gets the chance to lay on Aldo
Aldo will KO him quicker than Rob Emerson.
"Wanderlei will win for sure...I think Wanderlei will get there and knock him out with his powerful cross...it’s going to be a big fight, I respect Bisping but there is nowhere to run." Jose Aldo
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique." Anderson Silva
"I think Wanderlei has superior conditioning and experience, I think if Bisping tries to exchange with Wanderlei he will lose...I think Bisping will be shaking. He will be lost." Andre Galvao
Team Brazil on Wandi-Bisping. War Wand.
Do you think...?
BJ maybe to big for him? BJ easily makes 170#. I think Shinya and BJ should happen before Aldo and BJ, but that is just my opinion. BJ is one of my favorite fighters and I think still has the big show experience over Aldo. Aldo has almost as many fights as BJ but other then Mike Brown it is a long list of nobodies. BJ has fought every big name in all weight classes. I would like to see what Aldo could do in the stand up against BJ, I have never, that I can think of, recall seeing BJ wobbly from strikes. Considering BJ’s jits are on another level even if Aldo has a black belt as well, it would be interesting to see where the fight goes.
I would be suprised if Faber can do anything against Aldo and should he win, do we still want BJ and ALdo?
heh
Let the guy defend his belt once before we start comparing him to tried and tested top in the world.
Not that I don’t think Aldo is great, I’m just saying people are oft’ to quick to see a guy win two fights convincingly and suddenly he’s put on par with people who have stayed at the top for years.
Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!
Booo
Aldo will win. Faber is too cocky of a fighter and will get caught when he puts his hands down. He always does after he gets tagged to show as if he didn’t get hurt. Hope this doesnt go to ppv. I spend too much on UFC fights.
by StringBeanRickJamesLookinFool on Jan 12, 2010 1:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Aldo vs Faber
This is going to be the fight where afterwards there will be serious talk about Penn vs Aldo cause I don’t see how Faber can match the speed and power of Aldo. The only questions mark on Aldo is his cardio because he destroys everyone so fast that we have no idea how he’d do in a long drawn out 5 rounder but I don’t see it being an issue at all and I predict a swift beatdown.
"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"
Glad to see Faber is back
I love watching this guy fight. He has a very tall task in taking the belt back from Aldo, but i’ll be rooting for him. I think he does match the speed of Aldo, but I don’t think Faber excels in as many areas as Aldo does. Aldo will be the favorite, but by no means is he a slam dunk…..he’ll have to work his ass off to keep the belt after this fight. Definitely looking forward to this one.
Faber gets a title shot ever other fight...
he’s bound to win the title again someday. BS!
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Garbage..
I think it is absolute BS that Urijah gets one win and then gets to fight for the title again..
Greasy St.Pierre is a cheater.
who?
In the WEC deserves it more than him, and will have the best chance of defeating Aldo?
HI YAH!
by Thats It For you! on Jan 12, 2010 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
2nd title shot in 3 fights
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Agreed it's far too soon for him to get a title fight, but Aldo-Faber is a guaranteed draw
Faber is the Couture of the WEC.
""Blow me, f**kface. Go to hell. I’m sick of you."
Liverpool director Tom Hicks Jr. to a Liverpool fan. And I thought Dana was bad...
" And I feel like, even though he's a black belt, I feel like I still have the grappling edge."
" i feel like even though hes more experienced and accomplished in grappling…..I have the edge, I have guillotined people before"
come on, your good in the scrambles but your not very technical and not to great of a positional grappler.
Aldo secured and held a position over a very ground savy MTB and made him look like a fish flopping on the ground as he punded him for the wind
You guillotined Jeff Curran and Jens Pulver
dude.....i am
faber can think he is as fast as Aldo
But id like all of you to go watch some of aldos past fights. He is much quicker and swifter than faber. Along with being more precise and accurate, that equals bad news. But I am calling it now, aldos quickness will be much higher than the level of fabers, and I mean much higher. Just my opinion, but if you watch the way he moves, it really is quick.
by fightfan51 on Jan 12, 2010 4:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The only speed advantage Faber has...
maybe on shooting in and taking down. Faber is fast as hell when going to hit takedoewns, but I don’t think he can shoot on Aldo without paying for it!
if faber thinks his "heavy punches" are gonna allow him to trade with aldo , then this is gonna be over quick.
i’m pretty sure this is all talk. faber better give a clay guida type performance if he wants to win this fight. (the guida that fought diaz that is)
by Conan the Barbarian on Jan 12, 2010 6:12 PM EST reply actions
The only edge Faber has over Aldo...
…is a HUGE edge in a Butt-Chin contest. Aldo will clown Faber to the point of Faber dropping down to 135…
Hahaha
Yes I think Faber has to be the MMA pound-for-pound Butt-Chin Champion.
by Captain Ernesto on Jan 12, 2010 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
Faber can't do anything better than Aldo
He’s not as quick or as accurate as Jose, his strikes aren’t as powerful, he won’t be able to take Aldo down (if MTB couldn’t then Faber won’t be able to either) and his BJJ isn’t as good. Aldo’s going to put on a masterclass of MMA in this fight and his destruction of Faber is going to launch him into the mainstream.
""Blow me, f**kface. Go to hell. I’m sick of you."
Liverpool director Tom Hicks Jr. to a Liverpool fan. And I thought Dana was bad...
I think they should do this on ppv on a UFC-WEC hybrid card.
It would guarantee larger ratings and they could have a good UFC co-main event.
No Don't Think So...
I don’t see urijah winning this fight, in fact I don’t even see it as close.. Only way he wins in my mind is if Aldo takes him lightly. But I’ve been following Aldo very closely for a long time now and he is by far by far by far the best striker in the WEC.. And he’s obviously got the BJJ to back it, plus showed great take down defense against brown.. Only way Urijah is winning is if Aldo takes him lightly and comes in overconfident. Period.
David
Nice work man, we seem to be able to agree on a lot of threads. Probably because we’ve both been fight fans for longer than the UFC has been around (starting with boxing). Correct me if I’m wrong.
I'm actually only 19 (20 next month) and have only been a fight fan since 2005
I just love watching any competetive fights, whether it’s MMA, K-1 or boxing. I’m always trying to watch the old fights that happened before I started watching and right now I’ll watch any combat sport but I’ve not been watching for as long as most of the people on this site.
"Wanderlei will win for sure...I think Wanderlei will get there and knock him out with his powerful cross...it’s going to be a big fight, I respect Bisping but there is nowhere to run." Jose Aldo
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique." Anderson Silva
"I think Wanderlei has superior conditioning and experience, I think if Bisping tries to exchange with Wanderlei he will lose...I think Bisping will be shaking. He will be lost." Andre Galvao
Team Brazil on Wandi-Bisping. War Wand.
you people are funny
When MTB n faber fought for the second time you guys were sayin how awesome faber is and how he almost won with the two broken hands. And now you guys are all over aldo.
Aldo is a good fighter but you guys are making him out to be fedor or something. Mtb is the only person worth saying he beat on his fighting resume. Give him a few more names than jump on his nuts.
by hehehe hahaha on Jan 13, 2010 9:58 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I was an Aldo fan before the MTB fight, he was clearly going to be something special and it's been a pleasure watching him build his way up to being a champion
Right now he looks unstoppable at 145, he still has a long way to go but he’s only 23 and is already a world class champion. If he destroys Faber like I expect him to then he’s proven that he’s going to become an all-time great. I can’t wait for this guy to reach his prime, he’s going to be a scary good fighter when he does.
"Wanderlei will win for sure...I think Wanderlei will get there and knock him out with his powerful cross...it’s going to be a big fight, I respect Bisping but there is nowhere to run." Jose Aldo
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique." Anderson Silva
"I think Wanderlei has superior conditioning and experience, I think if Bisping tries to exchange with Wanderlei he will lose...I think Bisping will be shaking. He will be lost." Andre Galvao
Team Brazil on Wandi-Bisping. War Wand.
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