When I saw on Twitter that Cody McKenzie had called out Frankie Edgar, I thought it was a joke. A very funny joke. My next thought was that someone was playing a prank on McKenzie and hacked his account.
However, neither of these appear to be what happened. In one of the most shocking and hilarious social media call outs in social media history, Cody McKenzie is in fact angling for a fight against Frankie Edgar.
I know. I think it’s hilarious too.
But it appears that he’s completely serious. After hearing the news that Edgar was making the drop to featherweight, McKenzie went to Twitter and sent two tweets to the former UFC lightweight champion.
I heard frankie edger just moved to 145 ad wants a fight before the end of the year dec 8th seattle lets fight!!!!! #WARSEATTLE
— Cody McKenzie (@TheCodyMcKenzie) August 22, 2012
to @frankieedgar if your looking for a fight by the end of the year I am in for dec 8th Seattle if you have any say in who your fighting.
— Cody McKenzie (@TheCodyMcKenzie) August 22, 2012
Now, it’s extremely unlikely that this fight happens. Actually, let me change that a bit and say that there is absolutely zero possibility of this fight taking place. Props to McKenzie for looking for a tough fight after suffering such a brutal defeat at the hands of Chad Mendes at UFC 148, but it’s probably one of the most ridiculous call outs ever.
This is literally like me calling out RoboCop. Sure, it’s OK to call him out, as there is no possibility of ever actually fighting him. But there’s also no way that anyone would allow that fight to happen. Even if the Fourth Directive is there to save me, it would still be a most reckless booking.
And that’s what this would be, a reckless booking. It’s a worse idea than Van Halen with Gary Cherone.
Cody should stop calling out top fighters and instead look to rebuild and continue to develop his skills. He’s not a Diaz or a Rousey. He’s Cody McKenzie. And that means that he has no business sharing a cage with Frankie Edgar.
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