Despite a pair of disappointing losses to current UFC lightweight
champion Benson Henderson, former titleholder Frankie Edgar will now get his shot at history.
USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com have learned that an undisclosed injury has forced Erik
Koch to withdraw from a planned UFC 153 title fight with
current featherweight champion Jose Aldo, and Edgar has
agreed to step into the evening’s main event.
Edgar now looks to join UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture and Hawaiian
superstar B.J. Penn as the only men to hold UFC championships in two
different weight classes.