Tonight’s UFC on ESPN 15 event was headlined by a key bantamweight match-up featuring former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar taking on Pedro Munhoz.<\/p>\n
Edgar (23-8-1 MMA) was be making his 135-pound debut this evening following a 8-5 run at featherweight.<\/p>\n
In his most previous Octagon<\/a> appearance this past December at UFC Busan, ‘The Answer’ had suffered a first-round TKO defeat<\/a> to former 145lbs title challenger Chan Sung Jung<\/a>.<\/p>\n Prior to that, Frankie Edgar was coming off a unanimous decision loss to Max Holloway in what served as his third failed attempt to capture featherweight gold.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Pedro Munhoz (18-4 MMA) was returning to action for this first time since UFC 238 at tonight’s event. ‘The Young Punisher’ was defeated by top contender Aljamain Sterling in his most previous outing, a setback which had snapped his impressive three-fight win streak.<\/p>\n Prior to being outpointed by ‘The Funkmaster’, Munhoz was coming off back-to-back stoppage victories over Bryan Caraway and Cody Garbrandt<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC on ESPN 15 main event proved to be a grueling five-round contest as Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz battled it out for twenty-five straight minutes leaving both fighters battered and bruised. After five-rounds of thrilling action, Edgar was awarded the split decision victory from the judges in attendance.<\/p>\n Official UFC on ESPN 15 Result: Frankie Edgar def. Pedro Munhoz via split decision (48-47, 46-49, 48-47)<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Edgar defeating Munhoz below:<\/p>\n They still have to deal with me, Yan, Sandhagen, and Moraes.<\/p>\n Good luck. https:\/\/t.co\/c9QppPh3Oq<\/a><\/p>\n — Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) August 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n