This is going to be a great match up between The ‘California Kid’ Urijah Faber and Jens ‘Little Evil’ Pulver. This will be Faber’s 5th WEC featherweight title defense. He will be facing is toughest opponent to date. Pulver is very experienced and is extremely dangerous. Faber will have the fans backing him on this fight, seeing that this fight is in his hometown of Sacramento at the Arco Arena. For Faber Pulver odds we now have them listed.
Faber stands 5’6 and 145 pounds. He prefers to wrestle, but can also strike with the best in his weight class. He has 7 KO’s and 10 submissions. He wrestled at UC Davis where he became the all-time win leader and two-time NCAA Division I qualifier. He’s on a 12 fight win streak with his only loss coming by Tyson Griffin in 2005. Faber is considered by many as one of the top pound for pound fighters in the world. His advantages are his brute strength and wrestling skills, where he will try to submit you. I see him taking this fight to the mat, where he has an advantage over Pulver.
Pulver stands at 5’7 and 145 pounds. Therefore, there is no size advantage for either fighter in this match. Pulver was also a Division I wrestler for Boise State University. He captured the very first UFC lightweight championship belt in 2001, where he then successfully defended it twice against Caol Uno and BJ Penn. He then left the UFC due to contractual problems. He was also a coach on the TUF 5 reality show, where he met up for a rematch against fellow coach BJ Penn. He lost this fight to Penn by a rear naked choke in the second round. Pulver used to be a professional boxer with a 4-0 record before switching over to MMA. If this fight stays in the middle of the octagon on their feet I can see Pulver knocking out Faber. Since dropping down to 145 pounds featherweight, Pulver is 8-0. He looks much stronger and comfortable at this weight class.
This will be a fight not to be missed. There is no bad blood between the two in this fight. Both fighters respect each other. Faber feels he is much quicker than Pulver, while Pulver plans to land hard shots and control the ground. At a (+220) underdog, I believe Pulver is not getting enough credit going into this fight.
I’m taking Pulver by a KO in the third round. He’s got a lot to prove and wants to get that belt and stay on top here in the WEC. Odds and betting are currently available at Bodoglife.com
