Frankie Edgar needs a chance a UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo, as well as fellow competitor Conor McGregor. He simply does not seem convinced he will get to face either any time soon.
Fresh off a dominant, fifth-round entry triumph over Cub Swanson in Austin on Nov. 22, Edgar considers he is earned another shot at Aldo.
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While Conor McGregor and Cub Swanson debated who had the better right to next face UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo, former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar was a lost third wheel.
Sadly for Swanson, and perhaps Edgar, the prior winner just got to fight once Saturday night in Austin.
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See Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz total fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 57’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.UFC Fight Night 57: Edgar vs. Swanson took place November 22, 2014 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Edson Barboza (19-5-1) collided against Bobby Green (10-9-1) in the nighttime’s fifth fight in the key card, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above. For more on UFC Fight Night 57, take a look at the UFC Fight Night 57 results.
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Watch Edson Barboza vs. Bobby Green full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 57’s co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
UFC Fight Night 57: Edgar vs. Swanson took place November 22, 2014 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Edson Barboza (19-5-1) collided against Bobby Green (10-9-1) in the night’s co-main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
For more on UFC Fight Night 57, check out the UFC Fight Night 57 results.
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Watch Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 57’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
UFC Fight Night 57: Edgar vs. Swanson took place November 22, 2014 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Frankie Edgar (18-4-1) collided against Cub Swanson (21-6) in the night’s main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
For more on UFC Fight Night 57, check out the UFC Fight Night 57 results.
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Edson Barboza asked for a rematch with Donald Cerrone after starching Evan Dunham in July, but he will face Bobby Green instead.
Co-headlining Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin, Texas, Barboza told MMAFighting.com he has 100 percent of his focus on “King,” but still eyes another fight with “Cowboy” next.
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MMA Fighting has the UFC Fight Night 57 results for the Edgar vs. Swanson event at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday night
In the main event, Frankie Edgar will square off against Cub Swanson in a key featherweight contest. Bobby Green faces Edson Barboza in the co-main event.
Check out the UFC Fight Night 57 results below.
Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson
Bobby Green vs. Edson Barboza
Brad Pickett vs. Chico camus
Jared Rosholt vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk
Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz
Matt Wiman vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
Ruslan Magomedov vs. Josh Copeland
Luke Barnatt vs. Roger Narvaez
James Vick vs. Nick Hein
Yves Edwards vs. Akbarh Arreola
Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)
Paige VanZant vs. Kailin Curran
Juan Manuel Puig vs. Doo Ho Choi
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The UFC makes its first stop in Austin, Texas in years, this time with a series of contender match-ups on its main card. At the top of the bill is a key featherweight bout, but the card also features top flyweights, lightweights and more. In the main event, Cub Swanson looks to get a title shot with a win while Frankie Edgar aims to get his name included in title conversation.
Will it be Swanson or Edgar who emerges as the top featherweight choice to face Jose Aldo?
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For all of the talk of the UFC featherweight division and its seemingly uncrowned (media) king Conor McGregor, there’s surprisingly little of it coming from or headed towards Frankie Edgar. The top featherweight contender and former lightweight champion has one of the most important fights for the division’s future on Saturday when he takes on Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin, Texas. Yet, most of the talk is centered on Swanson or McGregor or simply other top contenders.
As far as Edgar is concerned, there’s no sense in being worried in things over which he has no control.
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Finding Conor McGregor seated cageside at UFC 179 in Brazil could not have been much comfort to fellow featherweight competitors Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar.
The provocative Irishman stole the show in the lead up to featherweight champ Jose Aldo’s successful title defense to No. 1 competitor Chad Mendes, but Swanson maintained he had been ‘guaranteed’ the next opportunity with a triumph over Edgar Nov. 22 in Austin, Texas.
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Watch Bellator 126 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 7 p.m. ET. The fight card for this particular part of the occasion is as follows:Raymond Pina vs. Larue BurleyJacob Ortiz vs. Clifford StarksNick Rossborough vs. Ryan MartinezMichael Parker vs. Joe TaimangloStuart Austin vs. Dan CharlesDerek Campos vs. Estevan PayanBrandon Girtz vs. Benny MadridBellator 126 takes place at the GCU Arena in Phoenix, Ariz. Alexander Shlemenko will defend his middleweight title against Brandon Halsey in the main event.
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MMA Fighting has Bellator 126 results for the Shlemenko vs. Halsey fight card Friday night at the GCU Arena in Phoenix, Ariz.In the main event, Alexander Shlemenko will set his welterweight belt on the line against undefeated Brandon Halsey. Patricky Pitbull squares off against Marcin Held in the lightweight tournament final in the co-main event. Check out the Bellator 126 results under. Chief card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brandon HalseyPatricky Pitbull vs. Marcin HeldThiago Meller vs. Bubba JenkinsMike Richman vs. Ed WestUndercard (Watch on MMA Fighting at 7 p.m. ET)Raymond Pina vs. Larue BurleyJacob Ortiz vs. Clifford StarksNick Rossborough vs. Ryan MartinezMichael Parker vs. Joe TaimangloStuart Austin vs. Dan CharlesDerek Campos vs. Estevan PayanBrandon Girtz vs. Benny Madrid
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A featherweight confrontation with title consequences is coming to Austin.
Former UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar will meet Cub Swanson in the five-round main event of the UFC Fight Night card in Texas on Nov. 22. The news was announced on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight.
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Bobby Green has long been willing to take on all comers. Edson Barboza is next in line.
The two will square off in the lightweight co-chief event of the UFC Fight Night card in Austin, Texas on Nov. 22. The fight was declared on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight.
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Brad Pickett will welcome Chico Camus to the flyweight division when they square off at UFC Fight Night 57 on Nov. 22 in Austin, Texas.Pickett, who has lost three of his previous five fights, will look to get back in the win column after losing via unanimous decision to Ian McCall at UFC Fight Night 46 this past July.Camus dropped down to flyweight after losing via unanimous decision to Chris Holdsworth at UFC 173. He is 2-2 with one no contest in his previous five fights. There’s no main event yet with this card.
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