Faber says Diaz ‘is gonna get’ McGregor, still contemplating retirement

Can you go straight from Califronia Kid to Califronia Retiree? It seems like a few stages would have to be skipped in the middle. However, that’s the dilemma that Urijah Faber continues to battle as he considers making his exit from MMA. The Team Alpha Male star and former WEC champion is currently scheduled to face Jimmie Rivera at UFC 203, but after his last bout, at UFC 199, he sounded ready to call the whole thing quits. In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Faber talked about the decision making process that eventually made him reconsider and led him to jumping right back into the Octagon:

“Joe Rogan asked (me) those questions,” Faber responded when asked about his comments following UFC 199, “and I think what kind of spurred it, was me saying I’ve had such a great time doing what I’m doing. Which is so true, I love what I do. And it’s funny, cause I have a whole gym full of folks that are coming in for general health and challenging themselves daily. And you see people that whatever they’re doing, they’re trying their hardest at. And I’ve got a buddie that did a hundred-mile marathon, and I got other people that do the CrossFit challenges and people that do these taxing things.

“And for me, I love the fight game and I’m still going to be training just as hard, and I’m ranked number two in the world. So it’s what I do for fun, it’s what I do to make money, it’s an example that I’m setting for the other guys. And so I’m not quite done yet. And if I’m not done, I’m gonna fight right away. There’s no reason to just sit around and think when you already know the answer. I’m not done, so let’s get another fight right away, and I want a tough top guy. And this kid (Jimmy) Rivera is very tough, man. I know a couple of guys that were ranked above him (that) turned the fight down. And I’m not about trying to protect anything, I’m about challenging myself and fighting whoever they throw at me. And they thought this would be a tough match up and I accepted.”

And while he’s definitely not going to be retiring before UFC 203, that’s not to say that his next …

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