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 urijah christopher faber boxing , kickboxing , wrestling , brazilian jiu-jitsu
urijah faber

urijah christopher faber -lrb- born may 14 , 1979 -rrb- is an american mixed martial artist , fighting as a bantamweight in the ultimate fighting championship .
faber won the wec featherweight championship at `` wec 19 '' on march 17 , 2006 and held the title for over two years until losing it to mike brown at `` wec 36 '' on november 5 , 2008 .
as of august 17 , 2015 , he is # 4 in the official ufc bantamweight rankings and ranked the # 4 bantamweight in the world by sherdog .
faber is widely regarded as one of the sport 's pioneers for establishing legitimacy to lighter weight classes in mma .
faber is a brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt under fábio `` pateta '' prado , who , under carlson gracie jr. , is a fifth degree black belt .
