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There's a reason Urijah Faber is a huge fan favorite. Sure a 13-fight winning streak over three years helps but more important is his approach to fighting. He may be the most entertaining guy in any weight division in mixed martial arts. You want ground skills, good wrestling and submissions, Faber will do it. You like precise striking, crazy kicks and moves invented on the fly, he's got those too. It sounds like you're going to see much of the same this Sunday as he rematches against Jen Pulver at WEC 38.

Faber's last two fights show why he's so likable. He lost the last one to Mike Brown basically because he got a little too risky, tried a crazy reverse elbow and got blasted by an uppercut. Prior to that, he beat Pulver at WEC 34 when he threw caution to wind and slugged it out for five rounds. Sounds about the same. Most of the time it works, sometimes it doesn't. For that reason, Faber said he's not about to change:

"I'm known for letting it all hang loose. I barely missed that elbow," Faber said commenting on the errant shot that led to a knockout loss against Brown. "Live by the sword, die by the sword. It's part of the fight game. On occasion you lose."

Click below to hear Faber talk about his style and gameplanning (ESPNRadio1100):

"The California Kid" took a ton of chances against the hard-hitting Pulver but came out on top winning every round back in June. But he also took his share of blows. The wise approach for Pulver this time around may be to avoid some of that damage on the feet and mix in more takedowns. It's simply not in Faber's makeup to do so:

"I'm just going to go out there and fight. I'm not a huge planner. I just know he's going to be ready to rumble and so will I."

You can listen to Cage Writer's entire interview with Faber here. He talks about why Leonard Garcia took Pulver out so easily after it took him five rounds to win. He also addresses the WEC's snitch Jamie Varner.

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  1. AdamG
    1. Posted by AdamG Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:45 pm EDT

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    Are Brown and Pulver the only two people left for Faber to fight? I don't get the rematch, the first fight wasn't that fun to watch at all.
  2. The Great White
    2. Posted by The Great White Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Why would Faber need to outsmart Pulver? I guess the azzzz kicking he gave Pulver in the first fight was just Faber being stupid!!
  3. ruckaone
    3. Posted by ruckaone Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    yeah!.... what great white said!!
  4. Clint M
    4. Posted by Clint M Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:36 pm EDT

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    I can't believe day after day I check this blog for talk about the Affliction Card and everyday I find nothing. There is only UFC, WEC, and negative Affliction blogs. I am getting tired of making Cofield and Maggie Jokes about it. It's too bad, this used to be a great place to blog about MMA.
    I would love to see a Pulver upset
  5. The Great White
    5. Posted by The Great White Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Clint.....Yeah, what Nut said because he has so much time in the day to troll this site and write blog after blog after blog about boxing while going to other MMA sites. He has a GREAT job that allows that kind of internet time!
  6. nutcracker
    6. Posted by nutcracker Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    That midget would knock your balls down your throat tough guy internet fighter.
    Now go surf a shark!
  7. Clint
    7. Posted by Clint Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Great White, do I sense a tad bit of jealousy? Nut knows his MMA and Boxing....Roids too! If I ever decide to take them, I will go to him for advice!!!
  8. Hurley J
    8. Posted by Hurley J Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:49 pm EDT

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    I don't understand any excitement for this fight--giving the fact that Pulver got NTFO in the first few seconds of the 1st round recently by someone else. I agree, this is a frekin replay.
    I have to give it to affiction, they have a great fight card coming up on Sat.
  9. Rob R
    9. Posted by Rob R Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:51 pm EDT

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    "Jen" Pulver?! Spell-check is a good thing, Cofield, but you don't have to accept every change it suggests. As far as the "crazy reverse elbow" he tried...he tried that out of desperation because he had already put himself in a bad position. A small mistake he made was followed by a bigger mistake when he tried to overcompensate instead of just defending himself. Mike Brown deserved to win that fight.

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