I was sick of hearing the song California Love all the way back in 1999. It had become the most disliked most un-gangster Tupac song ever to me in a matter of two and a half years after its release. I don't know what did it: the oversaturation via radio repetition or hearing it played by really bad DJs in suburban night clubs between songs like 'Brown Eyed Girl' and the RUN DMC Aerosmith mash up 'Walk This Way'. Either way 'California Love' was dead for me long ago.

I didn't even like it when Urijah Faber started coming out to it in WEC. Sure, I understood the significance of it's use with Urijah being known as 'The California Kid'-it was catchy and appropriate. But let's face it, Urijah is not a kid anymore and you have to change things up sometimes to keep it fresh. This song needs to be laid to rest alongside the old UFC intro song-Stemm's 'Face the Pain'. Why not switch it up to Biggie's "Going, going...back, back...to Cali..." That would be a much more grown up song for someone at a much more grown up stage of their fight career.

I'm not alone in my exhaustion with the 'California Love' entrance. I'm sure many of you are too. Urijah Faber is even over it. On The Joe Rogan Podcast last night he told Joe he would like to walk out to some old school Geto Boys or even LL COOL J's "Goin' Back to Cali" but apparently Dana will not let him. This reminds me of my Dad only allowing the DJ at my high school graduation party to play Billy Joel and Air Supply music. OK, maybe this thing with Dana isn't quite that embarassing or extreme but its still not very cool man. Check out Urijah and Joe expressing walk out music frustration on The Rogan Podcast-starts at abotu the 10 minute mark.

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0 # synthsis 2012-06-08 12:46

tow that company line Urijah....

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+12 # Guest 2012-06-08 13:11

UFC music being controlled by Dana White, who's musical taste is stuck in the 90's, is not good.

Part of the reason that some of the UFC's production looks dated.

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+8 # BigEyeGuy 2012-06-08 20:48

The man goes to RATM concerts and mosh pits... you have to appreciate that, right?

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0 # Guest 2012-06-08 13:13

why not Mykestros In California? i dunno...ALOT of west coast music out there

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+16 # Will-Kill 2012-06-08 13:34

Some other choices for a California Song

California Dreamin and California Girls by the Beach Boys.

Bring that shit back to the 60's.

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+10 # SenorStubbypants 2012-06-08 13:52

Dana's missing a huge opportunity. He should allow Faber to walk out to "California Gurls" by Katy Perry featuring Snoop. You appeal to the both tweens and wiggers. You don't get to mainstream ignoring those demographics.

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+6 # Guest 2012-06-08 16:05

Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night: all day.

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+2 # jt33 2012-06-08 19:48

geto boys = goat

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0 # Chri534 2012-06-09 00:02

Thank you.

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+5 # Guest 2012-06-09 02:14

I'll take Face the Pain over that Fox football music any day.

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