Finally, after nearly a year of animosity between ex-teammates turned rivals T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt, the score was settled over the weekend, with Dillashaw scoring a knockout at UFC 217 to become bantamweight champion for the second time.

So that it’s, right? This means we’re done with the whole Team Alpha Male vs. Dillashaw story line. Aren’t we?

Maybe not – and that’s got to do with more than just a potential rematch between Dillashaw (15-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and Garbrandt (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC).

Speaking to “The MMA Hour” on Monday, UFC Hall of Famer and Team Alpha Male founder Urijah Faber said he “would have to consider” coming out of retirement to fight Dillashaw if presented with the opportunity.

“I was in a Metro PCS Q&A (during UFC 217 fight week) and someone was asking me, ‘What would it take to bring you out of retirement?’ I said, ‘The biggest dollars,’ and a girl said, ‘If T.J. calls you out after this fight, would that bring you out of retirement?’ And I just said, ‘That sounds like fun,’” Faber said.

“It’s unbeknownst to me if anyone’s asking for that, calling for that or offering that. I haven’t heard it. I would have to consider that if they came and talked to me. There’s one thing I know for sure is, I’m not afraid of a good fight, and I enjoy it, and I like making money. But I would hate for that to be the focus rather than Cody getting back in there and getting his shot to redeem himself, because he’s been the guy who’s been there on the front lines. He’s been the guy who’s been putting in the time to be the world champion right now, and I’ve retired.”

These remarks come on the heels of Faber (34-10 MMA, 10-6 UFC) telling MMAjunkie Radio last month “there’d be a few scenarios” that could get him back inside the octagon, and apparently facing his former pupil is one of them.

But is that a fight we really need to see? Better yet, is that a fight we want to see?

No doubt Faber is one of the greatest featherweights in UFC/WEC history, but there’s a reason the 38-year-old hung up his gloves last December. He went 2-3 in his final five bouts to close his career, which included losses to top contenders Dominick Cruz and Jimmie Rivera.

We couldn’t possibly expect Faber to be all that competitive against Dillashaw.

To me, there’s nothing appealing about this matchup, but maybe I’m in the minority. Let us know in the poll below.

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