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UFC boss says Frankie Edgar is not going to return to lightweight

UFC boss says Frankie Edgar is not going to return to lightweight | News

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"He's not going to 55," White told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps). "That's not going to happen."

Edgar headlined Saturday night's UFC 156 event in Las Vegas, where he was handed a unanimous-decision defeat after five hard-fought rounds with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. In traditional Edgar fashion, "The Answer" absorbed damage early in the fight with Aldo lacing stiff jabs and thudding low kicks. But as the fight wore on, Edgar's non-stop motor propelled him to a late rally that thrilled fans but ultimately fell short.

The loss was Edgar's third straight defeat after he suffered a pair of controversial losses to current lightweight champion Benson Henderson.

White said he remains an Edgar fan, both as a fighter and a person, and for that reason he wants to prevent the former lightweight champion from returning to the 155-pound division.

"I like Frankie Edgar a lot as a person," White said. "Take away the whole fighting thing – I like him as a person, as a human being, and I don't ever want to see him at 155 pounds. The guys are too big and too strong at 155.

"Yes, I know he was the champion. I know he beat legends and had close fights and everything else, but you can only fight so long in those types of wars with bigger, stronger guys. It's not good."

Despite sporting a badly swollen eye and an obvious sense of disappointment, Edgar showed up to the evening's post-event press conference. Considerig his options mere moments after the fight, he admitted he wasn't sure what would come next in his career.

"I don't know what I'm doing, to be honest with you," Edgar said. "It's too soon."

White said Edgar was more than welcome to remain at featherweight, where he would have to get in a growing line of contenders before earning another title shot. However, Edgar's camp has recently suggested he might be able to make 135 pounds for the right opportunity.

White said he would be more than supportive of such a move.

"I like that better," White said. "The lower he goes, the happier I am. I don't want him going any higher."

Gotta suck to know you'll never be champ any time soon.

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Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement (Post 1004720)

Gotta suck to know you'll never be champ any time soon.

Realistically that would include 80% of all fighters in the UFC.

I didn't see his fight with Aldo as controversial, I saw Aldo win those first 3 rounds, and honestly that fifth was vary close, the only one I would give to Frankie for sure was the fourth. So I'm wondering what everyone else thinks, but what does Frankie need to do to stop going to (close) decisions everytime? I think he might have to try and use his wrestling a little more and decisively win some rounds on the ground, either that or throw his punches with more intensity, I feel like most of his strikes go out to make contact and not to KO. I think Frankie is a bad ass, he is like a real life Rocky, so I hate to say it, but it almost seemed like he was trying to outpoint Aldo in this fight, where Aldo was trying to actually stop him.

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Originally Posted by Cat--Smasher (Post 1004723)

Realistically that would include 80% of all fighters in the UFC.

Still doesn't change the fact how much that's gotta suck, lol.

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Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement (Post 1004720)

Gotta suck to know you'll never be champ any time soon.

Gotta suck even more to know you were never a champ or anything close to it, kind of like Alessio Sakara.

Plus, alot of people, including myself, feel like Frankie should be LW champ right now.

I had Frankie winning the last three rounds. That guy's gotta have the worst luck ever.

Frankie just keeps getting destroyed by his biggest rival...terrible judges!

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Originally Posted by dbader08 (Post 1004735)

Gotta suck even more to know you were never a champ or anything close to it, kind of like Alessio Sakara.

Plus, alot of people, including myself, feel like Frankie should be LW champ right now.

Ah you can't keep the cock sucker suppressed for too long. Keep blowing that cock, I'll keep waxing that ass.

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Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement (Post 1004744)

Ah you can't keep the cock sucker suppressed for too long. Keep blowing that cock, I'll keep waxing that ass.

You guys should open a spa together that offers a combo package. I know every time I'm getting my ass waxed, I start to feel the urge to get my cock blown.