That was his title shot though. Edgar was going to eventually have to fight Aldo again regardless. Aldo has his number. Even if Edgar got the belt from McGregor, Aldo would of just taken it from him. He absolutely doesn't deserve an instant title shot.He does because he should have got his title shot at FW but instead they fed him to Aldo again.
Cruz vs Edgar FTW
This fight is a fight fans dream. Winner gets TJ.
We need more consistency. We wonder why these guys are skipped. Your reasons from Thompson can be transferred to Bader. Bader was on a 5 fight winning streak. A streak that not even Cormier could say he was on in the LHW division. Cormier didn't even have 5 wins in the UFC.I didn't mind bader and condit. I would mind thompson for sure! TJ had his title shot not too long ago. He has one fight after losing to cruz I think. It's not an obvious #1 contender as wonderboy, who is on a 7 win streak IIRC with a good amount of great wins with highlight heel finishes... don't say it's similar cause it's not
I get your line of thinking, its not crazy, but my instincts don't say to chase a belt at all costs.
Dom is a horrific matchup for Edgar because they share similar strengths - highly mobile, impossible cardio, excellent wrestling. Edgar gets hit quite a bit more often but he's got a chin on him.
Featherweight is having a renaissance and is a much more important division in the sport, and has the largest payday possible as the champion. Bantam is fun for us hardcore fans but is largely ignored by the rest of the world.
The risk -vs- reward doesn't really stack up.
His coach has ALWAYS said Frankie would have fought at 135 if such a division existed when he started.
I'm all for respecting the division and the rankings, and giving the shots to the most deserving. with TJ, he is definitely the next in line because he is the #2 and beat the #3. it doesn't get better than that. but the fact that he just lost to the champion matters. I care about it when it comes to how much fighter x deserves a title shot next. if he never had a chance and didn't just lose to the champion, of course that matters... I thought dillashaw deserved an immediate rematch even. gave him that fight. but it is what it is. I won't care as much about frankie getting a BW title shot as I'd care if wonderboy got sidelined for nick diaz. or jacare for henderson. because those are abhorrent.We need more consistency. We wonder why these guys are skipped. Your reasons from Thompson can be transferred to Bader. Bader was on a 5 fight winning streak. A streak that not even Cormier could say he was on in the LHW division. Cormier didn't even have 5 wins in the UFC.
You are right, it's not the same. Bader was more deserving.
No one in BW history is as "deserving" of a title match as Dillashaw. Why do you give a shit if they have fought before? Are you making money from non-rematches? How does that diminish him?
I don't know about natural but he can certainly make that cut. People love Edgar and they want to see him win another belt. With 145 no longer an option it's not surprising.http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/8/6...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
This is like Aldo/edgar 1's instant shot. after the 2 losses to Bendo.
Now that he has 2 losses to Aldo, he obviously earned another titleshot in a lower weight class again...
*Mod Edit: No where in the article did Frankie or his coach say he "deserved" an immediate title shot.
I understand your concerns, but Edgar seems like the kind guy who will chase the belt wherever he think he can.
That being said, I agree that maybe Edgar don't have too much to offer against the Dominator speed and footwork, I would pay to see this anyway.
Now the division relevance is really a problem. bw isn't deep as fw, but Cody Garbrant or Thomas Almeida are some good young bloods, Lineker is doing good too, so maybethis is the better time to leverage the division and Frank is a great name itself.
Well, I really looking foward for Edgar next moves!
Frankie is a LW champ and bW is a joke of a division.No he doesn't.
Watch and see!Hilarious