Watch: Urijah Faber strangles opponent into submission in combat jiu-jitsu match

Urijah Faber still got it.

Faber competed in a combat jiu-jitsu match against grappling veteran Jeff Glover in his A-1 Combat event on Saturday night at Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, Calif. The match headlined A-1 Combat 21.

The longtime WEC and UFC competitor showed his skillset throughout the bout, including opportunistic moments to land open hand strikes before securing a nasty rear-naked choke in the opening round.

Check out the finish below.

View other highlights from Faber’s return match in the videos below.

The match served as Faber’s first competitive bout since competing at the Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds in December 2022, where he was submitted via armbar, and the third grappling match total since his most recent UFC appearance.

Competing at UFC 245 in December 2019, Faber was knocked out by then-future bantamweight champion Petr Yan in the third round. “The California Kid” knocked out Ricky Simon in 46 seconds five months prior at UFC Sacramento in his return after coming out of retirement.

Faber is currently incredibly busy as a coach, promoter, manager, and business owner, but has not officially retired from a UFC return in the future.