UFC Featherweight Division: Murky Waters
Posted on May 17, 2012
But, here’s the interesting point: when you eliminate Jose Aldo from the 145 pound division, you’ve got a half dozen guys who could likely beat any one of the others on any given night. There isn’t an overtly dominant fighter ranked in the upper regions of the division that looks fit to capture a title and defend it with consistency. Is that a good thing? Honestly I don’t know; people aren’t typically crazy about title juggling. On the flipside of that coin, you’ve got a batch of gentlemen who will make for a load of wild fights and fantastic stylistic clashes, which would certainly ignite some interest in a division often underappreciated by casual fans.

With Frankie Edgar likely to make a move to featherweight before too long, we could see the monster to reign supreme emerge. Edgar’s a monster at 155 pounds, and it’s hard to imagine that a man who cuts nearly no weight for the lightweight division won’t be an absolute menace one weight class south. The outcome of Edgar’s rematch with Ben Henderson at UFC 150 will play a huge factor in when we see “The Answer” make the divisional move, but that’s a day I cannot wait for. We may finally see some clarity make its way to the murky waters of the 145 pound division.

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