We’re here because of Gray Maynard.
Had UFC president Dana White’s ire with MMA judging not been cut with sympathy for Maynard, Frankie Edgar might be taking on Melvin Guillard, or Clay Guida, or any number of lightweights now stacked in queue for a shot at the belt.
In our official event preview, MMAjunkie.com’s Steven Marrocco explains how a third match between lightweight champ Edgar and eager challenger Gray Maynard came to be.