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THIS UFC legend had a unique 'Conor McGregor clause' in his contract: Find out
Read to find out what special Conor McGregor clause a former UFC fighter Hall of Famer had in his UFC contract, which was recently revealed in court.
The Notorious Conor McGregor is widely regarded as the face of UFC. McGregor managed to capture UFC championships in two major weight classes- featherweight and lightweight divisions. He is the only UFC fighter to hold two major championships at the same time.
In the ongoing UFC lawsuit, from Conor McGregor, and Khabib Nurmagomedov to Jon Jones, the contracts of many UFC superstars’ were revealed.
Recently, in more UFC contracts that were revealed, one contact of the UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber had a strange clause involving Conor McGregor.
Urijah Faber is a UFC Hall of Famer who used to be competent in the Bantamweight division of UFC. He once competed with Conor McGregor in the Ultimate Fighter series as a coach.
Both fighters exchanged some verbal blows at each other. While Conor McGregor called Urijah Faber “Buttface”, in retaliation Faber called Conor McGregor “Acneface”.
The fight was once the talk of the town but never happened. Recently, a leaked UFC contract of Urijah Faber reflected upon a special clause for his possible match-up with Conor McGregor.
The document suggested that If The California Kid faced Conor McGregor in a non-title fight, his base salary could be $250,000 and if he won that bout he would get a win bonus of $150,000.
And, if he faced Conor McGregor on pay-per-view in a co-main event or main event, his base salary would be $400,000 and his win bonus would be around $100,000. A lightweight or featherweight bout could have earned Faber around $750,000.
Urijah Faber's mixed martial arts record
Urijah Faber got signed with UFC when UFC acquired WEC and it got merged with UFC forming two new weight classes. In 2016, he announced his retirement from the sport after a 13-year-long career.
Faber made his return to UFC in 2019 Ricky Simón at UFC Fight Night 155. The California Kid won the fight via first-round knockout and became the second UFC fighter to win fighter after he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Urijah Faber's MMA record
1. WEC 19: Undisputed - Mar. 17, 2006 - Win (KO/TKO) against Cole Escovedo in Round 2 at 5:00
2. WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope - Jan. 20, 2007 - Win (KO/TKO) against Joe Pearson in Round 1 at 2:31
3. WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio - Mar. 24, 2007 - Win (SUB - Guillotine Choke) against Dominick Cruz in Round 1 at 1:38
4. WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar - Jun. 03, 2007 - Win (SUB - Rear Naked Choke) against Chance Farrar in Round 1 at 3:19
5. WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran - Dec. 12, 2007 - Win (U-DEC) against Jeff Curran in Round 5 at 5:00
6. WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver - Jun. 01, 2008 - Win (U-DEC) against Jens Pulver in Round 5 at 5:00
7. WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown - Nov. 05, 2008 - Loss (KO/TKO - Punches) against Mike Brown in Round 1 at 2:23
8. WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone - Jan. 25, 2009 - Win (SUB - Guillotine Choke) against Jens Pulver in Round 1 at 1:34
9. WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 - Jun. 07, 2009 - Loss (U-DEC) against Mike Brown in Round 5 at 5:00
10. WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson - Jan. 10, 2010 - Win (SUB - Rear Naked Choke) against Raphael Assuncao in Round 1 at 4:50
11. WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber - Apr. 24, 2010 - Loss (U-DEC) against Jose Aldo in Round 5 at 5:00
12. WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki - Nov. 11, 2010 - Win (U-DEC) against Takeya Mizugaki in Round 3 at 5:00
13. UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones - Mar. 19, 2011 - Win (U-DEC) against Eddie Wineland in Round 5 at 5:00
14. UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber - Jul. 02, 2011 - Loss (U-DEC) against Dominick Cruz in Round 5 at 5:00
15. UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson - Nov. 19, 2011 - Win (SUB - Guillotine Choke) against Brian Bowles in Round 2 at 1:27
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16. UFC 149: Faber vs Barao - Jul. 21, 2012 - Loss (U-DEC) against Renan Barao in Round 5 at 5:00
17. UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche - Feb. 23, 2013 - Loss (SUB - Rear Naked Choke) against Renan Barao in Round 1 at 4:34
18. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale - Apr. 13, 2013 - Win (SUB - Rear Naked Choke) against Scott Jorgensen in Round 4 at 3:16
19. UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen - Aug. 17, 2013 - Win (U-DEC) against Iuri Alcantara in Round 3 at 5:00
20. UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 - Dec. 14, 2013 - Win (SUB - Guillotine Choke) against Michael McDonald in Round 2 at 3:22
21. UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 - Feb. 01, 2014 - Loss (KO/TKO - Punch) against Renan Barao in Round 1 at 3:42
22. UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida - Jul. 05, 2014 - Loss (SUB - Rear Naked Choke) against Frankie Edgar in Round 3 at 1:09
23. UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor - Dec. 12, 2015 - Win (U-DEC) against Frankie Saenz in Round 3 at 5:00
24. UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2 - Jun. 04, 2016 - Loss (U-DEC) against Dominick Cruz in Round 5 at 5:00
25. UFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem - Sep. 10, 2016 - Loss (U-DEC) against Jimmie Rivera in Round 3 at 5:00
26. UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson - Dec. 17, 2016 - Win (U-DEC) against Brad Pickett in Round 3 at 5:00
27. UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd - Jul. 13, 2019 - Win (KO/TKO - Punch) against Ricky Simon in Round 1 at 0:46
28. UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington - Dec. 14, 2019 - Loss (KO/TKO - Kick) against Petr Yan in Round 3 at 0:43
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