The bad training camp that UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber referred to in the wake of his UFC 169 loss to champion Renan Barao was the result of short notice and multiple injuries, his manager today told MMAjunkie. Mike Roberts of MMA Incorporated said Faber spent one-third of his camp cutting weight for the title fight and was twice injured during his preparation. “All he did for those three weeks was he sparred once and got hurt and hit mitts for the rest of the three weeks,” Roberts said. “That’s a great workout, but the only way you get your timing down is through sparring.” Faber (30-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) lost by first-round TKO to Barao (32-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the headliner of this past Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Newark, N.J., when he fell to his knees after being rocked by a punch
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Manager: Urijah Faber fought Barao with bruised knee ligament, partially torn hamstring – MMA Junkie