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Originally, Frankie Edgar was expected to get a crack at Max Holloway and the UFC featherweight title at UFC 222 back in March. When Holloway was forced out of the bout with an injury, however, Edgar instead fought late-notice replacement Brian Ortega, who knocked him out in the first round.<\/p>\n

Having sustained this tough knockout loss, Edgar’s featherweight title dreams were briefly dashed, while Ortega earned the chance to battle Holloway for gold at UFC 226 this July. Luckily, however, Edgar was able to rebound with an April win over Cub Swanson, and now appears to be on the cusp of a title shot once again.\u00a0In fact, UFC President Dana White says Edgar is the next man in line for that shot, and that he could also be called on if Holloway or Ortega is forced off the UFC 226 bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at Frankie Edgar right now, the guy\u2019s ranked number three in the world,\u201d White said on a recent episode of the\u00a0UFC Unfiltered podcast<\/a> (transcribed by\u00a0Milan Ordo\u00f1ez for Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cHe\u2019s still right in there, and you know how sh-t happens in this business, man.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOrtega\u2019s next, but imagine if anything happens to those guys and Frankie stays in shape, he could absolutely dive in there for a title shot. You never know what\u2019s gonna happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

White then showered Edgar with praise, commending him for taking his high-risk battle with Ortega when he’d already earned a title shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a fucking stud,\u201d White said. \u201cThat\u2019s what you do. When you\u2019re a professional fighter and you believe you\u2019re one of the best in the world, you fight anybody. And that\u2019s what he did, he took the fight with Ortega.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt ain\u2019t like the old days, man,\u201d he added. \u201cBack when\u00a0Matt Serra\u00a0and those guys were fighting. It\u2019s a different world now, and a lot of these guys just want to fucking sit out and wait because they have the money to do it. And I respect the guys that step up like Frankie Edgar, and that\u2019s why people love Frankie Edgar. He stepped up and took a fight when he didn\u2019t have to and he did, and that\u2019s why people love him.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/9\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Originally, Frankie Edgar was expected to get a crack at Max Holloway and the UFC featherweight title at UFC 222 back in March. When Holloway was forced out of the bout with an injury, however, Edgar instead fought late-notice replacement Brian Ortega, who knocked him out in the first round. 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