#4: Urijah Faber – California Love by Dr. Dre & Tupac
The UFC has had plenty of fighters from California over the years, but perhaps no other fighter is as heavily associated with the Golden State as Urijah Faber. ‘The California Kid’ was a UFC superstar and a top contender at both 145lbs and 135lbs for years, and his choice of walkout song – California Love by Dr. Dre and Tupac – was absolutely perfect for him.
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Initially used during Faber’s run in the WEC – he debuted the track in his hometown of Sacramento prior to his Featherweight title defense against Jens Pulver in June 2008 – California Love fit Faber’s personality perfectly; the cocky-but-loveable surfer dude from Isla Vista strutting his stuff to Dre and Pac, and then destroying an opponent in the Octagon with his high-paced offense.
Despite being a classic song, no other fighter has used California Love as their walkout song since Faber’s retirement in December 2016. It’s hardly a surprise as the song just wouldn’t fit anyone else as well as it did for ‘The California Kid’.