Where does Frankie Edgar go from here. Was he unfairly decisioned ? Should there be a re-match with Benson Henderson ? Or should he step down to face featherweight champion Jose Aldo ?
The Frankie Edgar-Benson Henderson UFC lightweight title fight was a close fight. Very close. I scored it 48-48. Rd 1 Edgar; Rd 2 Henderson; Rd 3 10-10 Draw; Rd 4 Henderson; Rd 5 Edgar.
In most ways, it played to type. Edgar’s early movement and boxing skills – allied with a marked improvement, or at least use of his Muay Thai skills in this defence – saw him on top in the early exchanges and certainly for most of the first round, but a devastating upkick from Henderson which opened the bridge of Edgar’s nose as the second drew to a close swayed the contest. <<read more>>