- ABC News
- December 16, 2016
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- This is Urijah Faber's town. For as long as there has been a fight scene in Sactown, it has revolved around Faber. He is "The California Kid," and his "California Love" walkout song is so iconic that UFC president Dana White refuses to let him come out to anything else. On Saturday, Faber will make one last walk in his hometown. He fights Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night inside Golden 1 Center, in what Faber has said will be the final appearance of his career. It's a chance for the city to celebrate and say goodbye to its favorite fighter. It's also not the main event. "If we were to go back to 2006 and someone told me, 'Oh, a 115-pound girl is going to headline your last fight,' I'd be like, 'Yeah right,'" Faber said with a laugh. "It's a shifting of the times." Few represent that "shifting of the times" better than Paige VanZant. It's VanZant (7-2) who is scheduled to headline Saturday's event, against fellow strawweight ...