Urijah Faber vs Mike Brown
Urijah Faber will look to defend his title for a sixth time, against the number one contender Mike Brown.
Urijah “The California Kid” Faber (20-1) looked extremely good against Pulver in his last performance. I did not think his stand up would be as sharp as Pulver’s, but as we all saw it has improved tremendously. Faber a superb division 1 wrestler out punched, wrestled, grappled Pulver to a 5 round unanimous decision. Faber is also equipped with great take down and submission defense.
Faber is the number one featherweight in the world with the most overall skills in his class. Look for Urijah to start off boxing and if he is successful there, will continue to box Brown. If he finds trouble on his feet, he always has his wrestling and take downs to back him up if he needs to ground and pound Brown to a win.
Faber is looking to continue his win streak and bring it up to 13 in a row. I believe it will take a world class striker with excellent take down defense to defeat Faber, which Brown is not.
Mike Brown (17-4) is a very game opponent who trains with American Top Team. He holds notable victories over Mark Hominick, Yves Edwards, and most recent a unanimous decision over Jeff Curran at WEC 34 in June.
Brown is a well-rounded submission fighter and currently riding a seven fight win streak. Brown has taken 9 out of his 17 wins by submission. He must be careful as he will find problems trying to take down Faber. Brown has fought at 155 and 145 pounds, but feels more natural in the WEC at 145.
Brown will have home field advantage fighting in Florida, and will definitely give Faber a tough fight. I don’t believe it will be enough for his eighth victory in a row.
Look for Faber getting the best of everywhere the fight goes. I am thinking it will look similar to the Pulver fight. I’m calling Faber with a hard fought unanimous decision.
