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Frankie Edgar came up short in what was his third attempt to become a two division UFC champion tonight against Max Holloway.<\/p>\n

The New Jersey native gave the Hawaiian champion a tough twenty-five minute battle, but there was no question that after five rounds of action Holloway had done enough to earn a unanimous decision victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Two of the judges in attendace scored the bout 50-45, while the third judge had it 49-46 in favor of ‘Blessed’.<\/p>\n

Now 37 years of age, Frankie Edgar, may be in tough to get another crack at UFC gold. But that itsn’t going to stop him from trying.<\/p>\n

‘The Answer’ reacted to tonight’s loss with the following statement in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.<\/p>\n

“I expected everything he brought.” said a dejected Frankie Edgar. “Max is a stud man. He represents our sport to the best. He represents this division to the best. He’s the best guy in the world.”<\/p>\n

Rogan asked Edgar what his strategy was coming into tonight’s fight with Holloway.<\/p>\n

“Mix it up. You know, I thought I did ok. Max is a big guy. I’m giving up some pounds. I mean that doesn’t really matter. You know, I’ve got my family here. My kid here. It’s just tough you know.”<\/p>\n

Frankie Edgar was then asked for his thoughts on a move down to 135-pounds.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know man. I just need to go back to the drawing board and uh regroup. I’m not done. I got a lot of fight in me man. Max is the best guy in the world, and I fought him pretty damn tough.<\/p>\n

With the loss, Edgar drops to 3-2 over his past five fights. During that stretch he has scored wins over Yair Rodriguez, Jeremy Stephens and Cub Swanson.<\/p>\n

Who would you like to see former UFC<\/a> lightweight champion fight next and in which division? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPENN.com July 28, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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