Frankie Edgar finally got the monkey off of his back and picked up a win over rival Gray Maynard.
With Maynard out the way, Edgar must now wait on the UFC to decide who will be his next challenger.
UFC 136 featured two other lightweight bouts that Edgar should have paid close attention to.
In the first lightweight bout of the night, former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis out wrestled Jeremy Stephens earning a split decision victory.
Joe Lauzon earned a more impressive victory in the second lightweight match up of the night against Melvin Guillard.
Lauzon only needed 47 seconds to dispose of Guillard. The win not only earned Lauzon Submission of the Night honors, but moves him up the rankings of the lightweight division.
Lauzon, who is known for his submissions, was happy with his performance.
“It was good to beat him, it was so much better to beat him the way he did.” Lauzon told MMAFighting.com. “I’m just happy that one, I dropped him, and two, I finished him quick.”
With his win over Guillard, Lauzon proved that he could be a dangerous fight for anybody in the 155 pound division.
Although Lauzon would love to make a run for Edgar’s title, it will be up to the UFC to determine where he goes from here.
“I don’t call people out. Bad things happen.”