UFC Removes Faber, Roberts, Hugo and Kang
A January 2025 roster update removed four names from the promotion’s active roster: Urijah Faber, Danny Roberts, Victor Hugo and Kyung Ho Kang, according to MMA Mania’s report. The report described the departures as roster removals; it did not announce a change to Faber’s Hall of Fame status.
Faber’s Hall of Fame status
Faber, a former WEC champion and four-time UFC title challenger: 2011, 2012 (interim), 2014 and 2016, last fought for the organization in 2019. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017, and the current Hall of Fame listing still includes him. A roster change does not remove that honor.
The other departures
The three other fighters were welterweight Roberts, featherweight Hugo and bantamweight Kang. Kang separately confirmed his departure in a MMA Junkie report carried by Yahoo Sports, after 14 appearances with the promotion over more than a decade. The original report did not identify the fourth name; that fighter was Kang.
Faber continued competing
The 2025 roster update did not end Faber’s competition career. In February 2026, he faced Henry Cejudo in a wrestling main event; MMA Fighting reported Cejudo won by technical fall.
