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Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar was expected to challenge Max Holloway for the promotions featherweight title at UFC 222.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for fight fans, that contest failed to come to fruition after “Blessed<\/a>” suffered an injury in training.<\/p>\n

The cancellation marked the second time that a fight between the New Jersey native and proud Hawaiian had fallen through. The pair were initially slated to collide at UFC 218<\/a> in December of 2017, but Edgar was forced out with an injury.<\/p>\n

Frankie Edgar would go on to take a short-notice fight with surging division contender Brian Ortega at March’s UFC 222 pay-per-view event. That decision ultimately cost “The Answer” his 145-pound title shot, as “T-City” went on to win the events co-headliner via first-round knockout<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since then Frankie Edgar has gone on to score his second career victory over perennial featherweight contender Cub Swanson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani<\/a>, Frankie Edgar revealed that he has already called UFC President Dana White in hopes of being granted the next title opportunity against Max Holloway.<\/p>\n

Holloway just defeated the aforementioned Ortega at last weekend’s UFC 231<\/a> in event in Toronto by way of fourth-round TKO.<\/p>\n

\u201cI already rang Dana up and he said we are going to talk,\u201d<\/em> Frankie Edgar told Helwani (via MMAMania)<\/a>. \u201cI had that title shot, it was mine, and then Max got hurt, it happens. And on two weeks notice I just said throw anybody in there. I want to fight. Things didn\u2019t go my way, obviously, I got caught with that shot. But, I ran it back with Cub and was able to get a win. I think I am next in line and I think we should go back to that fight. I think Holloway, not that he owes me anything, but, I think we want to get that one done.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Frankie Edgar continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cI told (Dana), I gave my shot up, and maybe it wasn\u2019t the best idea, but I thought I was going to win that fight and it didn\u2019t go my way. And he said \u2018we will see,\u2019\u201d<\/em> explained Edgar. \u201cIf Max stays I am definitely the guy for him to fight at 145. If he goes up, who knows, I think Max wants to stay at 145 and we have unfinished business. I am not Ortega, and I am a different type of fighter than him, a different challenge for Max and I think I am the guy that can get it done.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Would you like to see the UFC attempt to book Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar for a third time? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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