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After Frankie Edgar failed to capture the UFC<\/a> featherweight title from Max Holloway at UFC 240 over the weekend, there are renewed calls for him to drop down to the 135-pound bantamweight division where he would be at less of a size disadvantage. From the sounds of it, even his coach Ricardo Almeida is interested in seeing this happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about this for a while, telling him to move down to 135 pounds, but he never really wanted it, he was never really interested,\u201d Almeida told MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cWhat Frankie wants is to be the best in the world. Frankie wants to win this second belt. And if he sees a path to get to that belt in that weight class, I\u2019m sure he would really consider it. And I think he\u2019d probably have that path.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t make sense for him to go down just for a fight, but if it\u2019s for a title run and become champion again, I think everyone wants to see that. It would be incredible to see him fighting (Henry) Cejudo, (T.J.) Dillashaw,\u00a0Dominick Cruz, all those beasts in that weight class \u2014 except for Marlon (Moraes) [laughs].\u201d<\/p>\n

Almeida went on to explain how Frankie Edgar has had to compensate when fighting bigger, longer opponents, and even when sparring with his larger training partners in the gym.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to high-level guys we can analyze,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can see the difference in Frankie\u2019s ability when he can use his reach. Against Zabit, he has to keep moving forward the entire time to close the distance. Against Marlon, it\u2019s back and forth with them throwing combinations. It\u2019s an incredible \u2018fight\u2019, both are excellent fighters, but it\u2019s more normal than fighting someone who\u2019s so bigger than you. You\u2019re getting hit in a distance you can\u2019t hit them back, something that happened a few times in this fight with Holloway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Would you be interested in seeing Frankie Edgar fight at bantamweight?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/30\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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