Urijah Faber (left) with Martin Kampmann (photo via Instagram)

By FCF Staff

Earlier in the year it was reported that Martin Kampmann was a strong candidate to become Team Alpha Male’s next head coach, and now Urijah Faber has announced the fighter’s landed the job.

Faber relayed Kampmann’s hiring on Instagram recently by posting:

Pumped 2 have @MartinKampmann coaching 4@TeamAlphaMale full time. G8 addition! Welcme 2 him & his family!

Kampmann will replace fellow UFC vet Duane Ludwig, who has left the Sacramento based to open a gym in his native Colorado.

The 32 year-old Kampmann hasn’t fought since August, 2013, when he was stopped by Carlos Condit. Since the defeat the welterweight has said he wanted to focus more on coaching for the time being, as a result of incurring several concussions during his career.