Urijah Faber

Urijah “The California Kid” Faber made lighter weight classes a box-office attraction. A UC Davis wrestler, he held the King of the Cage bantamweight title and ruled the WEC featherweight division from 2006 to 2008, then founded Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, the gym that produced TJ Dillashaw, Chad Mendes and Joseph Benavidez.

In the UFC he challenged for the bantamweight title three times, including the interim belt, but couldn’t get past Dominick Cruz or Renan Barão. He retired in 2016, made a short comeback in 2019 and entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2017. CagePotato covered his Cruz rivalry and his coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter opposite Conor McGregor.