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LAS VEGAS — Fresh off two straight wins over a legend, Frankie Edgar and his confidence are both at an all-time high. Because of that, it’s probably the perfect time to be facing the one man who has figured him out.
Thirty-three months ago, Edgar and Gray Maynard faced off in Broomfield, Colo., with Maynard winning a unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout for Maynard 30-27, but it was much closer than the final scores indicated. Each of the first two rounds were very close, with Maynard out-landing Edgar 22-16 in the first, but Edgar out-landing Maynard 20-16 in the second. The third went decisively into Maynard’s column with a series of takedowns, although Edgar actually out-landed Maynard in the round, 12-8.
All this time later, there’s not a lot that we can project from that fight into Saturday night’s UFC 125 championship encounter.