The California Kid Urijah Faber made a huge statement at UFC Fight Night 155 as he knocked out #15 ranked contender Ricky Simon at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California in the first round.
It took all but 45-seconds for Faber to unload an overhand right on Simon to drop him and then follow up with a series of strikes until the referee had to step in. 40-Year old Faber returned to the Octagon after two-years.
He retired back in 2016 after defeating Brad Pickett in his last fight at UFC on Fox 22 which took place in December of 2016.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
That’s why he’s a Hall of Famer. Congrats @UrijahFaber
— Ricky Simón (@RickySimonUFC) July 14, 2019
OMG!!! what a come back for the HOF @UrijahFaber 👀👀👀.
Respect CHAMP🙏#UFCSacramento— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) July 14, 2019
Congrats to the California Kid @UrijahFaber! #UFCSacramento pic.twitter.com/QbFXPuiH0C
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) July 14, 2019
Urijah Faber comes out of retirement in his hometown of Sacramento and gets a first round knockout.
That has to be one of the best moments of Faber's career. Welcome back, Cali Kid.
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) July 14, 2019
Congrats @UrijahFaber If you want to fight for the title again we should go at it. I always wanted to fight a legend
— Marlon Moraes (@MMARLONMORAES) July 14, 2019
“Daddy did that for you today.” ❤️ (via @UrijahFaber) pic.twitter.com/l7R5V1qubZ
— UFC (@ufc) July 14, 2019
Urijah Faber defeats Ricky Simon by first-round TKO. Unreal. The oldest fighter to ever earn a UFC bantamweight win at 40. #UFCSacramento
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) July 14, 2019
@UrijahFaber is a fuckin legend! @ufc
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) July 14, 2019
And Urijah Faber scores a first-round TKO! He's back! #UFCSacramento
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) July 14, 2019
Holy Shit !!!! The California kid @UrijahFaber WINS !!! TKO #UFCSacramento pic.twitter.com/THUoYTPlET
— Derek McCarthy (@DROCK9998) July 14, 2019
@UrijahFaber is the man !! #UFCSacramento
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) July 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/davedoylemma/status/1150222633717227522
It should be a requirement that Urijah Faber has to change his nickname from California Kid to California Man now that he’s 40 and shit. #UFCSacramento
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) July 14, 2019
Is Urijah Faber the first UFC Hall of Famer to win a UFC fight after his induction? #UFCSacramento
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 14, 2019
Only 1% predicted Urijah Faber would get the 1st round KO.
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) July 14, 2019
Urijah Faber's first UFC TKO/KO
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) July 14, 2019
Good to see @UrijahFaber back tonight. Favorite fighter since before I ever started training. @ufc #UFCSacramento
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) July 14, 2019
Urijah Faber IS BACK🔥first round TKO🔥🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/aLJQwlEAel
— DailySportsDosage (@SportsDsd) July 14, 2019
@urijahfaber didn’t shock me at all. 😂😂😂 @ Sacramento County, California https://t.co/kOqUDLxY2R
— michael (@bisping) July 14, 2019
Holy shit Urijah Faber!
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 14, 2019
just watched urijah faber murder a dude in 10 seconds 😱😱😱
— Kevin Yogi Ferrell (@YogiFerrell11) July 14, 2019
Great stuff! Congrats pops!!
— Artem Lobov (@RusHammerMMA) July 14, 2019
Urijah Faber gets the first round KO. In 2019. Yep you read that right.
— Martial Law MMA (@MartialLawMMA) July 14, 2019
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UFC Fight Night 155 Results – Urijah Faber Starches Ricky Simon in 45 secs of the First Round
