Frankie Edgar has high praise for Nate Diaz; talks UFC 150 rematch vs. Ben Henderson
Posted on May 9, 2012, 12:17 AM by Mike DrahotaIn this video courtesy of FuelTV, Frankie Edgar had some positive words for Nate Diaz following his decisive victory over Jim Miller at UFC on Fox 3 in New Jersey, going as far as to call Diaz "kind of a teammate." Edgar did not expect Miller to be finished, as it had never happened in a UFC Octagon until Saturday night. Edgar may find himself facing Nate Diaz soon should he regain the Lightweight championship in his rematch with Ben Henderson.
While Edgar states that he believes the fight would take place in September, it has been confirmed that the rematch will indeed headline the historic UFC 150 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. It will remain to be seen if Edgar's medical issues with his nose that he spoke of will affect his attempt to regain the coveted Lightweight belt. Can he find a way to deal Ben Henderson his first UFC loss?
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I hope Frankie does well in his rematch with Ben hendo He proved how good he was against Maynard in their second battle to earn the knockout after taking so much damage early in the round.
I would also love to see Frankie fight Aldo in the featherweight division so he doesn't face a size disadvantage.
I think if Frankie doesn;t get a win in his rematch we will see him at the top of the featherweight division.
It was their third fight he knocked him out.
Frankie looks slightly bloated....or is it just me??
bendo will win again. edgar is really good, but too small. he should drop one weight class.
It was a competitive fight until Frankie got nailed with a huge upkick in the second round. After that he was kind of in survival mode. Frankie actually won the first round on the judges' scorecards. It wasn't a close fight in the end, but it's not a foregone conclusion that the second fight will go the same way.
This has gotten so silly, Benson vs Edgar wasn't close fight and still Edgar gets a rematch but on top of that we don't get to see 155 title fight until September because the contender is to injured from the last fight... my how I hate this crap.
Pettis vs Diaz for a top contender to fight henderson.
Edgard should drop down to 145 and get an automatic fight against Aldo.
Thats what I think but still looking forward to Edgar vs Henderson as I like them both!
No idea how people say the fight with Bendo wasn't close and why they are calling for him to move to 146. Frankie dropped Bendo, took him down a few times and even threw him down a couple of times.
He may be at a strength disadvantage but he never really got manhandled in that fight.
Your right he didnt get manhandled but imagin the advantages he will have at 145. He will be amazing and have all the strengths and attributes his current opponents have over him. Your right in saying he is an amazing 155 fighter but he will be better at 145.