{"id":291688,"date":"2018-11-16T21:36:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T05:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=291688"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:12:14","slug":"frankie-edgar-explains-why-he-has-not-dropped-down-to-bantamweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/frankie-edgar-explains-why-he-has-not-dropped-down-to-bantamweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankie Edgar explains why he has not dropped down to bantamweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frankie Edgar has made a living off of fighting larger men.<\/p>\n<p>The former UFC lightweight champion, has always been considered small, even while competing in the UFC&#8217;s featherweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his incredible success in both the lightweight and featherweight divisions, Frankie Edgar always seems to be questioned about a potential drop to 135-pounds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tj-dillashaw\/heavy-lies-the-crown-t-j-dillashaw-edition\/\">The bantamweight division is currently ruled by T.J. 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I\u2019m not knocking anybody for that but if I wanted to be the best dieter, I\u2019d f\u2013king be a jockey,\u201d<\/em> Frankie Edgar told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanytt.com\/exclusive\/frankie-edgar-doesnt-feel-the-need-to-test-the-waters-at-bantamweight\/\">MMANYTT<\/a> with a laugh. <em>\u201cI\u2019m a little dude and I\u2019ve always been a little dude and I think I like being the little guy in there battling the big dudes. I like to show that hard work and technique can overcome anything.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Frankie Edgar will not completely rule out a potential move to the UFC&#8217;s bantamweight division. But after going 3-1 over his past four fights, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankieEdgar\">The Answer<\/a>&#8221; knows he is on the cusp of earning another shot at the promotions coveted featherweight title.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI just don\u2019t feel I need to,\u201d<\/em> Frankie Edgar stated. <em>\u201cCould I? I probably could and maybe if an opportunity arose, maybe I would but I don\u2019t feel the need for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Frankie Edgar was last seen in action at April&#8217;s UFC Fight Night event in Atlantic City, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Cub Swanson for the second time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the victory, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/frankie-edgar\/ufc-222-results-frankie-edgar-vs-brian-ortega\/\">the New Jersey native was coming off the first stoppage loss of his career to Brian Ortega at UFC 222<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see former UFC champion Frankie Edgar fight next? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frankie Edgar has made a living off of fighting larger men. The former UFC lightweight champion, has always been considered small, even while competing in the UFC&#8217;s featherweight division. 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