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Frankie Edgar’s Coach Releases Statement On KO Loss To Brian Ortega

Frankie Edgar was finished for the first time at UFC 222 on Saturday night after an elbow and a vicious uppercut by Brian Ortega ended the co-main event in the first round. The finish came just over three minutes into the frame and sent shockwaves throughout the collective mixed martial arts universe. After taking a […]

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Frankie Edgar was finished for the first time at UFC 222 on Saturday night after an elbow and a vicious uppercut by Brian Ortega ended the co-main event in the first round.

The finish came just over three minutes into the frame and sent shockwaves throughout the collective mixed martial arts universe.

After taking a huge risk in facing Ortega and suffering a vicious loss, the former UFC lightweight champion’s coach took to social media to issue a statement and lift Edgar up after what amounts to be the lowest point of his storied career:

“You’re beyond blessed in your life if you’ve had the privilege to meet one great person in your life. I’m talking about someone who impacts just thousands around him and changes and impacts your life for the better. It’s been an absolute miracle in my almost 50 years to have had two of these amazing men in my life. My father in law Pino and my little brother Frankie Edgar.”

You're beyond Blessed in your life if you've had the privilege to meet 1 great person in your life. I'm talking about someone who impacts just thousands around him and changes and impacts your life for the better. It been a absolute miracle in my almost 50 years to have had 2 of these amazing men in my life. My father in law Pino and my little brother @frankieedgar. Even though I'm a lot older than Frankie, he has taught me way more lessons in life than I could have ever taught him. Besides being an incredible son, brother, father, husband, friend, general, mentor, champion, teammate and example to millions, I can't thank him enough for being the most incredible example to my son for the past 13 years. So hard in these times to find a great role model for your kids these days and I've been Blessed beyond belief to have had this man be an example to what is dearest to me. Forget this fight stuff there's way bigger things in life and it's a GUARANTEE FE will be back stronger than ever!! Congratulations to Brian Ortega and his amazing team. Brian's awesome example to kids. Thanks so much to everyone for always giving love and respect to our Champ. ??

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Henry has been an integral part of Edgar’s team for the majority of his UFC career, winning the lightweight title from BJ Penn back in 2010.

Edgar was initially supposed to fight featherweight champion Max Holloway, but opted to take the Ortega fight when the champion became unavailable.

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Brian Ortega Has Potential To Be Greatest Featherweight Of All Time

Another fight, another huge win for Brian Ortega. The 27-year-old American became the first man to finish Frankie Edgar with strikes in the co-main event of UFC 222, which took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortega landed a vici…

Another fight, another huge win for Brian Ortega. The 27-year-old American became the first man to finish Frankie Edgar with strikes in the co-main event of UFC 222, which took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortega landed a vicious elbow to wobble Edgar and then knocked him out with a brutal […]

Five Best Fights To Make After UFC 222

UFC 222 last night (March 3, 2018) from Las Vegas, Nev., had a little bit of everything. From young prospects upsetting established veterans to a dominant performance by the women’s featherweight champion, Saturday night was a barnburner. Brian Ortega did the unthinkable by becoming the first man to finish Frankie Edgar in his entire career, […]

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UFC 222 last night (March 3, 2018) from Las Vegas, Nev., had a little bit of everything.

From young prospects upsetting established veterans to a dominant performance by the women’s featherweight champion, Saturday night was a barnburner.

Brian Ortega did the unthinkable by becoming the first man to finish Frankie Edgar in his entire career, Cyborg proved why there’s only one fight that makes sense for her, and surging newcomer Sean O’Malley showed some serious heart after appearing to break his leg against Andre  Soukhamthath.

On a night full of intriguing, unique action, some great potential bouts arose for the immediate future. We broke down the five best fights to make after UFC 222 here:

5. Andrei Arlovski vs. Winner of Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov

Arlovski keeps plugging along in the heavyweight division, and now he’s riding a two-fight win streak after defeating Stefan Struve on the main card of UFC 222.

While both men offered tepid performances, Arlovski still won, so he lives to see another day within the Octagon. He’s had a rough go with the top of the division, but it’s a shallow one.

Still, he’s on a two-fight win streak, so a fight with the winner of March 17’s Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov main event in London makes sense for the former champion. Werdum, a former champion himself, or Volkov, who beat Struve by knockout in his last fight, is the best possible match-up for Arlovski at this stage of his career.

Werdum or Volkov gets the chance to add another big name to their list of vanquished enemies, or Arlovski wins and begins another improbable win streak.

Either way, it’s the fight to make.

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Brian Ortega Addresses Potential Date & Location for Max Holloway Fight

Brian Ortega proved the doubters wrong in his latest fight that took place at UFC 222. As seen in the co-main event of Saturday’s (March 3, 2018) UFC 222 event on pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ortega scored a big victory over…

Brian Ortega proved the doubters wrong in his latest fight that took place at UFC 222. As seen in the co-main event of Saturday’s (March 3, 2018) UFC 222 event on pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ortega scored a big victory over former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. For those who […]

Dana White Reacts To Brian Ortega’s Shocking Knockout Of Frankie Edgar

Surging featherweight star Brian Ortega shocked the MMA world when he knocked out Frankie Edgar (highlights here) in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., March 3, 2018) UFC 222 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, nailing “The Answer” with a vicious elbow and an absolutely beautiful uppercut to seal the deal. Becoming the first […]

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Surging featherweight star Brian Ortega shocked the MMA world when he knocked out Frankie Edgar (highlights here) in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., March 3, 2018) UFC 222 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, nailing “The Answer” with a vicious elbow and an absolutely beautiful uppercut to seal the deal.

Becoming the first man to ever finish Edgar, Ortega capitalized on the biggest opportunity of his career after taking the fight on short notice when champ Max Holloway was forced out of the original UFC 222 main event against Edgar. The sheer scope of the exhilarating win left the previously No. 3-ranked jiu-jitsu wiz with no options but a title shot against ‘Blessed.’

After the fight, Dana White discussed Ortega’s knockout on the FOX Sports 1-aired post-fight show with Megan Olivi, noting that he surprised everyone by using his hands rather than his vaunted jiu-jitsu:

Yeah, and to do it with punches. You know, you’d expect Ortega to win, you expect him to do it by submission, but he finishes him with punches. It just sets up an incredible match-up between Ortega and Holloway, so, that’s next.”

White gave praise to the legendary Edgar, adding that he was highly confident wanted to fight again after facing Ortega. A star was born, however, and the UFC’s top man continued the praise of his rising 145-pound talent:

“Well, listen, Frankie Edgar is so tough, man, and he’s been in there with everybody, and I now he was very confident for this fight. He wanted to turn around again right after this fight and fight again. And, uh, you know, you found out tonight that Ortega’s for real. If you didn’t believe it in the Cub Swanson fight, you know it now.”

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Brian Ortega vs. Frankie Edgar Full Fight Video Highlights

Earlier tonight (Sat. March 3, 2018) in the UFC 222 co-main event on pay-per-view (PPV) top-ranked 145 pounders Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega went to war. Edgar is undefeated at 145 pounds in non-title fights since making the cut down back in 2013. “The Answer” has bested names like Charles Oliveira, Cub Swanson, Urijah Faber, […]

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Earlier tonight (Sat. March 3, 2018) in the UFC 222 co-main event on pay-per-view (PPV) top-ranked 145 pounders Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega went to war.

Edgar is undefeated at 145 pounds in non-title fights since making the cut down back in 2013. “The Answer” has bested names like Charles Oliveira, Cub Swanson, Urijah Faber, BJ Penn, Chad Mendes, Jeremy Stephens, and many more since moving to featherweight. With a win over Ortega, Edgar would have likely solidified his third shot at 145-pound gold.

Ortega entered his clash with Edgar undefeated, thanks in large part to his ridiculous Brazilian jiu-jitsu repertoire. “T-City” has picked up wins against Diego Brandao, Clay Guida, and Cub Swanson as of late. With a win over a competitor the calibre of Edgar, Ortega could’ve very well earned himself a shot at dethroning “The Blessed One.”

Edgar came out nicely and seemed to have the advantage in the striking department early on. He went for a takedown but stopped after Ortega threatened a guillotine choke, thus he resumed his assault on the feet. Ortega, however, landed a nice elbow that rocked Edgar badly.

He swarmed the former lightweight champ and knocked him down hard with a huge uppercut. After some ground-and-pound the referee waved the action off and Ortega became the first man in MMA history to stop Edgar inside the cage.

You can check out the full fight video highlights here:

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