Urijah Faber

Faber says a strong support system is something he has consistently seen in champions.

“a strong support system has been something that I've seen in champions throughout my time”

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Faber says Team Alpha Male has had about 110 UFC-caliber fighters historically and about 20 active now.

“throughout history, we've had probably, you know, 110 UFC-caliber fighters on the team. I think now probably active, maybe 20”

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Faber advises young men to postpone supplemental testosterone because once started it is lifelong.

“once you start implementing a supplemental testosterone, and maybe, I probably will once I get to a point where I need it”

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Faber reports that at 46 he has never used testosterone and his free testosterone matched that of a 26-year-old.

“But the free testosterone for me was, like, off the chart. So I had free testosterone of, like, a 26-year-old”

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Faber describes starting when MMA was illegal in California, with no weight class for him and no women in the sport.

“I started when it was illegal in California. I mean, literally, the only fights happening were on any casinos. There was no weight class for me”

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Faber argues that what separates top fighters is mentality, and much supposedly new technique existed in old books.

“the common stuff is is the mentality and the guys that are at the highest level. It's it's it's all in the mind”

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Faber recounts that a DTaP printout he obtained advised waiting, which made him question whether doctors read such materials.

“But they had never read it, and I read it, and it was telling us not to do it until she was two on the thing”

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Faber argues wrestling programs are the first to be cut at colleges, citing Title IX and Cal Baptist University.

“Like, at colleges and whatnot, we're always the first programs to get kiboshed”

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Faber says he later learned many fighters cheated, especially before USADA, and some drugs like EPO remain undetectable.

“especially before USADA was in. Apparently, people were doing all sorts of stuff. And then there's stuff after USADA like EPO and stuff that they can't track”

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Faber says blood testing revealed poor heart-health markers he attributes to genetics despite his fitness.

“i'm a great a great athlete you know stay in good shape and my numbers and my results in the heart were just like terrible really which is just genetic”

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Faber says homelessness throughout California is out of control though he does not know the solution.

“The homelessness all throughout California is way out of control. I mean, you know, I don't know what the solution is to that per se, but there's got to be one”

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Faber says he began doing business mainly as a means to keep fighting.

“that's why I started doing business was just... to find a means to be able to fight”

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Faber recounts that after a college wrestling season of narrow losses he resolved to be affected only by what he could control.

“i'm only going to worry about the things that i can control i'm only going to let the things that i can control affect me”

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Faber believes Song Yadong won his close fight against Sean O'Malley.

“A lot of people thought he won, and obviously O'Malley's a beast, and he did a great job as well. It was too close for comfort, but I thought we got the W”

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