Edgar, 38, was the UFC lightweight champion in 20. The New Jersey native went 8-4 at featherweight and fell in three title fights, one for the interim belt. I want to go out there, and more so than prove to anyone else, I want to prove to myself that I'm still a top dog in whatever weight class I fight in."Įdgar (23-8-1) is trying to snap a two-fight losing streak here. Coming down a weight class, people were questioning my abilities here. "I know a lot of people question where I'm at in my career," Edgar said Wednesday at the UFC's virtual media day.
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There were calls for years for Edgar to move down, because he's typically the smaller man in his fights, but this was the first time he has been as light as 135.5 pounds as a pro MMA fighter. The 5-foot-6 Edgar, a future UFC Hall of Famer, typically fought very close to his walking weight at 155 and 145 pounds.
This was the first time in 13 years with the UFC that he really embarked on a weight cut. The story going into this week was Edgar's weight drop. Munhoz weighed in Friday at 136 pounds even, right at the bantamweight limit. He fights Pedro Munhoz in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday night at the UFC Apex. And now "The Answer" is officially a bantamweight.Įdgar weighed in at 135.5 pounds Friday morning in Las Vegas for his debut in the division.Įdgar was the third fighter to weigh in and looked healthy on the scale.
He's been a perennial top contender at featherweight.
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