another great interview

[Jessica_1979]

["http://videos.mmaweekly.com/view_player.php?id=2952


Sorry if someone already posted this link, great interview.
Sad to hear that the fame is starting to get distracting for Urijah.
He is so great to all of his fans.....and we know he's only going to get more and more fans....we luv ya Urijah! :p [/COLOR]

[Jessica_1979]

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8036&zoneid=13



- FABER MOTIVATED FOR REMATCH WITH PULVER
Saturday, January 24, 2009 - by Tom Hamlin - MMAWeekly.com
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One small mistake cost him the World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight belt, and Urijah Faber is motivated to take it back.



Of course, motivation isn’t really a problem for Faber. He trains year-round, lives in a house full of young fighters – Team Alpha Male – and has an impressive record to protect. His second blemish went to Mike Brown, who took him off his feet with a right hand as he spun forward with a backwards elbow at WEC 36. But that’s just grist for the mill.



“I’m motivated when I win, I‘m motivated when I lose,” Faber told MMAWeekly radio. “It just reminds you that you’re not invincible, and (to) be a little more careful, because I just basically just made a little mistake and he capitalized on it.”



The two were destined to meet again, but when Brown injured his rib in the fight, the re-match was shelved. According to Faber, the WEC pitched him a number of ideas, all of which he said yes to. Several of the “ideas” turned down a fight with Faber. Jens Pulver was the eventual decision – an interesting choice, as Faber had faced him last June. It was a great fight, but Faber won decisively.



“No, I wasn’t upset,” Faber replies when asked about the repeat. “I really don’t care. When I’m fighting, I’m just fighting. I take it as it is. It’s two guys that are going to get it on, and find who the man is. The belt’s nice, but at the end of the day, it’s just a fight to me.”



And for a fighter who’s never really had to wait for anything, the detour was good for him.



“This game of MMA is a patient one,” he says. “I think I could have easily gotten the re-match if he was not injured, but I think it’s fine fighting again, I just have to win.”



The time couldn’t be better for Pulver to spoil Faber’s plans. A win on Sunday would put the re-match on hold for most of 2009.



Faber was so attuned to a championship length fight, he “completely forgot” the Pulver fight was three rounds. A conditioning maniac, the idea seemed almost foreign to him.



“I don’t train for three five-minute (round fights),” Faber said. “I just went two hours pretty intensely. It’s pretty much the same training for me.”



He couldn’t finish Pulver in their first meeting, which has become a goal of the upcoming fight.



“I’m sure he’s feeling the pressure to win,” says Faber. “I’m just ready for a battle.”



If Sunday’s fight is at all like their first encounter, the action might look like it’s on fast-forward for a three-round encounter.



“It’s going to be a fast-paced fight,” he says. “I’m not trying to waste any time in there. Trying to get this done; get my money, get to my after party, and go get my belt.”

[Jessica_1979]

go Faber

[avanderwaal]

Cant wait to see Faber get back on the winning track!Go Faber

[Mandy]

his days seriously must be spent half training half interview. thanks jess.