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Coach Details Conor McGregor Preparing to Fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222
Most of the things Conor McGregor gets into aren’t straight forward. There are layers, plot twists, double meanings. Everyone scoffed at his comment that he was going to step up to fight Frankie Edgar, but after UFC 222 Dana White admitted it was true. One thing he didn’t comment on though, was the rumored addition […]
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Coach Would ‘Love’ to See Frankie Edgar Fight for the Bantamweight Title
There was a lot of history made at UFC 222 a couple of weeks ago. Frankie Edgar was not only finished for the first time in his epic career, but it was the first time he wasn’t able to stop a contender from getting past him at featherweight. Most of the time ‘gatekeeper’ is used […]
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VIDEO | Witness the crushing disappointment in Frankie Edgar’s corner after his loss to Brian Ortega
Last Saturday night, in the co-main event of the action-packed UFC 222, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar risked the featherweight title shot he had so clearly earned in a short-notice bout with surging contender Brian Ortega. Unfortunately for Edgar, this bout went disastrously, as he was put down by an Ortega in the uppercut […]
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VIDEO | Demetrious Johnson Sends a Respectful Message of Encouragement to Frankie Edgar
.@MightyMouseUFC offering up some kind words of motivation to @FrankieEdgar while looking back on his own loss to @DominickCruz. #UFC222 pic.twitter.com/BAmo8y2Dvb — Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) March 6, 2018 We are now living in a post-finished Frankie Edgar world. Since 2005, the former UFC lightweight champion has only lost six times. None of those losses were […]
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Frankie Edgar issues statement on tough UFC 222 loss to Brian Ortega
If things had gone according to the original plan, Frankie Edgar would have challenged Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title in the main event of last Saturday’s UFC 222 card. When Holloway was forced out of this fight with an injury, however, Edgar accepted a late-notice battle with surging contender Brian Ortega, putting his […]
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Frankie Edgar’s coach issues emotional statement following KO loss to Brian Ortega
Frankie Edgar’s coach issues emotional statement following KO loss to Brian Ortega Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (22-6-1 MMA) suffered the first stoppage loss of his legendary mixed martial arts career to Brian Ortega at last night’s UFC 222 event in Las Vegas. Ortega was able to catch Edgar with a nasty standing elbow […]
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UFC 222 Results: Brian Ortega KO’s Frankie Edgar (VIDEO)
UFC 222 Results: Brian Ortega KO’s Frankie Edgar A key featherweight bout between top division contenders Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 222 fight card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Edgar comes out quickly. Ortega keeps him at bay by pumping his jab. Edgar with a […]
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VIDEO | Brian Ortega is Starting His Own Foundation and Scholarship Program to Give Back
.@briantcity reveals he’w starting the Brian Ortega Foundation and T-City Scholarship to give back to the kids in his community: “I just want to make them smile and have some fun with them.” #UFC #UFC222 pic.twitter.com/0VK4eH7L3X — José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) March 1, 2018 Brian Ortega will face his toughest test to date tonight against Frankie […]
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VIDEO | Watch a 17-Year Old Brian Ortega Sub Everyone in This 2008 Tournament
In just a few hours, all eyes are going to be on Brian Ortega in his high-profile, large stakes fight with former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Correction, all eyes will be on the ground. Ortega is on a crazy 13-fight win streak and 7 of those are all by submission. His latest sub was […]
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Brian Ortega Still ‘In the Hood’ Despite Being Close to UFC Gold
This is Brian Ortega’s moment on Saturday. You can almost hear Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ playing in the background when thinking about the upcoming match-up with Frankie Edgar. At only 27-years old, this may not be Ortega’s ‘one shot’, but it certainly is his biggest yet. Edgar has made a career about being the enforcer who […]
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Frankie Edgar: I Would Have Fought Conor McGregor at Any Weight
Frankie Edgar has been pretty quiet since Conor McGregor came out with the news that he offered to fight the former lightweight champion at UFC 222. It’s now been confirmed by two sources that this fight was going to be for the 165-pound title, however Edgar still says he was never approached about it. It […]
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VIDEO | Frankie Edgar’s Manager: We Can Beat the Sh-t Out of Conor McGregor in June
Conor McGregor speaks and all hell breaks loose. Yesterday, the self-proclaimed Champ Champ™ revealed that he wanted to fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 when Max Holloway was forced to pull out. The Instagram post rocketed up to a million likes in several hours and next thing you know, Frankie Edgar’s manger and coach were releasing […]
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Coach Mark Henry Challenges Conor McGregor to Fight Frankie Edgar Next After ‘Dog Crap Post’
The fire just keeps roaring and spreading. Conor McGregor lit the MMA world ablaze by saying he was going to step in to fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222. Immediately, Edgar’s manager Ali Abdel-Aziz put the Irishman on blast on social media and to ESPN. Now, Edgar’s coach Mark Henry took to Instagram to write […]
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Frankie Edgar’s Manager Calls Conor McGregor ‘Full of Sh-t’ and a ‘Prostitute’
Earlier today, Conor McGregor served an appetizer to those that are eagerly awaiting his return to the Octagon. The self-proclaimed Champ Champ™ came out of nowhere and went on record saying that he actually offered to step up and wipe out the ‘final featherweight’ Frankie Edgar in place of Max Holloway at UFC 222. According […]
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BREAKING | Conor McGregor Reveals He Offered to Fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222
If there wasn’t already enough plot twists in the saga of Frankie Edgar and Max Holloway’s fight which has been rescheduled twice now, Conor McGregor just dropped a bombshell on everything. While a long list of opponents was being gone through to find a replacement for UFC featherweight champion Holloway, evidently McGregor threw his name […]
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Brian Ortega Calls His UFC 222 Fight With Frankie Edgar a ‘Blessing in Disguise’
After Brian Ortega submitted Cub Swanson at UFC Fresno, everyone was asking him if he was going to fight UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway next. His answer? He’d let Frankie Edgar get his shot first. Normally, nice guys finish last in this combat sports game, but for Ortega it looks like things have worked out. […]
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Frankie Edgar Thinks ‘It’s a Shame’ Ben Askren Hasn’t Been in the UFC Yet
Frankie Edgar has finally got a fight after his anticipated scrap with UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has fallen through twice. At UFC 222 in just under two weeks, he’ll test his infamous pressure, boxing and grinding wrestling on slick Brian Ortega. From one wrestler to another, Edgar recently spoke up about Ben Askren since […]
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Frankie Edgar might “jump in there again” if Max Holloway isn’t ready after UFC 222
If things had gone according to plan, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar would be challenging Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title in the main event of UFC 222 on March 3. Regrettably, an injury forced Holloway out of this planned fight, which briefly left Edgar without an opponent. After several frantic days of searching, the […]
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Frankie Edgar explains motivation for accepting non-title fight with Brian Ortega
If things had gone according to the original plan, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar would be challenging Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title in the main event of the upcoming UFC 222 card. Regrettably, an injury forced Holloway out of this planned fight, which left Edgar without an opponent. After several frantic days […]
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Brian Ortega Ready to Beat Frankie Edgar on Short Notice then Hit Up Jack in the Box
Everyone is familiar with the fable about the Tortoise and the Hare. The moral of the story was slow and steady wins the race. It ended up working out for Max Holloway. We all had our hands up in the air wondering when he would get his shot after taking out every contender imaginable. Now, […]
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BREAKING | Cyborg Potentially Booked For a Title Defense Against Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222
After UFC 222 was put in major jeopardy with Max Holloway’s leg injury, the UFC was scrambling 100mph in order to save the card. They were trying to get TJ Dillashaw to defend his title against Cody Garbrandt, while keeping Frankie Edgar on the card as the co-main in a non-title fight. Even Nate Diaz […]
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Frankie Edgar will fight anyone at any weight class and a former bantamweight champion is game!
Frankie Edgar will fight anyone at any weight class and a former bantamweight champion is game! ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke some very unfortunate news Friday when he announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and was no longer able to defend his belt against Frankie Edgar at UFC 222. With […]
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Breaking! Frankie Edgar says he will still be at UFC 222 this March
Breaking! Frankie Edgar says he will still be at UFC 222 this March! Earlier today ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke some unfortunate news that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and was forced out of his scheduled main event title fight with Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on March 3 in Las […]
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BREAKING | Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega in the Works for UFC 222 Replacement
After the crushing news of Max Holloway’s injury that will force him out of his UFC 222 title fight with Frankie Edgar, the UFC is absolutely scrambling to get a new main event. There are a ton of different directions that the organization could go with Jose Aldo, Cub Swanson, or even Darren Elkins if […]
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BREAKING | Max Holloway Injured, Out of Frankie Edgar Fight at UFC 222
There is a yin and a yang to everything. The universe must always balance itself. The MMA gods must have pulled out all the stops to make the three gigantic super fights expected for 2018. By booking Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic – and attempting to put together fights with Demetrious Johnson, TJ Dillashaw, Cris […]
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VIDEO | Frankie Edgar Admits Max Holloway is His Toughest Test to Date
We finally have it booked again. MMA fans everywhere wept when Frankie Edgar had to pull out of his UFC 218 fight against Max Holloway, but the tears soon dried up when we found out Jose Aldo would replace him. Now Holloway is going back and trying to finish what he and the former UFC […]
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Max Holloway Sends Las Vegas a Message From the Emergency Alert System for UFC 222
This is not a drill #BlessedEra @moskova pic.twitter.com/X3EwaPDbt4 — Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) January 23, 2018 There’s already a big fight booked for March and Max Holloway is wasting no time getting out the message. In a redo from UFC 218, he’ll be squaring off with multiple time UFC featherweight title challenger Frankie Edgar at UFC […]
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Max Holloway Hits Frankie Edgar With a Daily Double in a Hilarious Jeopardy Dig
There’s a huge fight card coming up this weekend, but don’t neither fighter involved in the main event at UFC 222 are going to let you forget that they’re a couple of months away. Max Holloway was quick to cleverly use Frankie Edgar’s ‘The Answer’ nickname in interviews and Edgar countered that he indeed had […]