What’s next?: UFC 144 post-mortem
Frankie Edgar was unable to keep his name in the pound-for-pound greats discussion, as he lost a decision to Ben Henderson at last night’s UFC event in Japan. It was a close fight that could have gone either way, and a rematch would be a winner for viewers. Edgar was bloody and battered at the end of the fight like he often is, but had more takedowns and actually landed more strikes by volume.
If Edgar does not get an immediate rematch, there is no shortage of challenging opponents at 155 pounds. Edgar vs Clay Guida, or Edgar vs Donald Cerrone would mean fights between 2 combatants coming off losses who are known for exciting matches. Edgar could fight the winner of Nate Diaz vs Jim Miller for the next title shot. Additionally, Edgar could drop to featherweight, which would be his natural weight class. Dana White has stated in the past that if Edgar dropped down, he would get an immediate title fight with Jose Aldo.
Anthony Pettis knocked out Joe Lauzon, and Dana White is musing about a Henderson-Pettis matchup. If you recall, Henderson and Pettis fought at the final WEC event and Pettis landed the Showtime kick en route to becoming the last WEC lightweight champion. Pettis was supposed to get a UFC title shot, but the Edgar-Gray Maynard trilogy put this on hold, and Pettis lost a fight against Clay Guida. A Henderson-Pettis rematch, this time for the UFC title, would also be a treat for everyone and it would bring things full circle.
In other action, if you had said that Mark Hunt would be in the mix in the UFC, people would have laughed at you. Without a knockout over Cheick Kongo, Hunt has 3 wins in a row, with the last 2 coming over some pretty decent opponents (Kongo and Ben Rothwell). While his ground game still probably isn’t good, he clearly has the striking (not to mention chin) to engage in standup wars with anyone. It’s time for Hunt to fight a top 10 guy, perhaps have Hunt vs Shane Carwin in a battle of superheavyweight hitters.
Also, just how funny is it that the Pride guy and the WEC guys won?
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