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3 Fights to Make for Frankie Edgar After UFC Fight Night 57

Frankie Edgar is somehow still improving, ladies and gents.
At 33 years old with 23 pro fights under his belt, Edgar should have shown us his full array of skills inside the cage by now.
We’ve seen him in title fights and in No. 1 contender’s fi…

Frankie Edgar is somehow still improving, ladies and gents.

At 33 years old with 23 pro fights under his belt, Edgar should have shown us his full array of skills inside the cage by now.

We’ve seen him in title fights and in No. 1 contender’s fights, we’ve seen him traverse two weight classes, we’ve seen him coach The Ultimate Fighter and, if you were paying close enough attention, we also caught a glimpse of his home and his personal life.

Really, there isn’t much about Frankie Edgar we haven’t been tuned into, and yet “The Answer” stepped up at UFC Fight Night 57 and looked better than ever, dismantling top challenger Cub Swanson for five rounds before finishing the deed with a last-second submission (literally).

The win was arguably the best of Edgar’s career, and such a performance begs the question: “Just how good is Frankie Edgar anyway?”

He’s damn good. His heart, his cardio and his will to win isn’t going anywhere, and his offensive wrestling and top control have looked downright phenomenal in his past two fights, one against BJ Penn and one against Swanson.

He finished each fight before the final bell and barely ate a punch while doing so. Before the fight with Swanson, Edgar was ranked No. 3 in the division, so there’s not much more vertical movement he can achieve before challenging for Jose Aldo’s title (again).

Is that what’s next? Edgar certainly seems to think so.

Let’s take a look at three fights that make sense for the former UFC lightweight champion moving forward.

We’ll start with the least likely scenario and progress from there.

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5 Fights for Edson Barboza to Take Next

At UFC Fight Night 57, Edson Barboza used his arsenal of powerful kicks and footwork to snap the eight-fight winning streak of Bobby Green in Saturday night’s co-main event. Green got hit with some hard shots and taunted Barboza after nearly every connection the Brazilian made. Instead of firing back with strikes or takedown attempts, Green chose the strategy of walking down Barboza with his hands down and getting lit up in the process.

The win was a big one for Barboza and his first victory over a Top 10 opponent. He’s made some missteps in the past that cost him greatly in fights against Jaime Varner and Donald Cerrone, but against Green he kept his composure and used his powerful offense to make his claim for a spot in the Top 10.

Here are five fights for Barboza to take next after UFC Fight Night 57.

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Top 5 Challengers in UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division Today

Ronda Rousey is the Queen of Mean.
Her reign as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion is one of glory, guts and undeniable domination.
However, in a sport bubbling over with talented fighters from all corners of the globe, a champion’s tenure is never …

Ronda Rousey is the Queen of Mean.

Her reign as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion is one of glory, guts and undeniable domination.

However, in a sport bubbling over with talented fighters from all corners of the globe, a champion’s tenure is never a sure bet.

Instead, scintillating titleholders like Rousey are forced stand their ground and power through the waves of hungry contenders that crash upon MMA‘s beachfront.

It’s a life of violence and sometimes ultimate peril, but it comes with the territory, especially for a champion who welcomes the adversity.

With that said, in accordance with the evolution of the women’s division, here are the top five challengers currently clawing their way toward Rousey’s doorstep.

*Cat Zingano is not included in this list

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Chael Sonnen’s 10 Most Memorable Soundbites

Conor McGregor, with his silver tongue and gold pocket watches, has taken the MMA world by storm. He’s a can’t-miss fighter looking to leapfrog past some of the best, most qualified title contenders on the planet in hopes of wrapping Jose Aldo’s feathe…

But let’s not forget who authored the textbook on talking one’s way into a title fight—that honor belongs to Chael Sonnen. The gangster from West Linn, Oregon, proved that you didn’t need to be the best or flashiest fighter in the world to get people to watch.

Sonnen was always on the hunt to be the greatest, no matter the cost. But being granted an opportunity to do so wouldn’t come without some offensive (but woefully entertaining) soundbites from the pound-for-pound best trash-talker the sport has ever seen.

Scroll on to see which of Sonnen’s soundbites made the cut on our list.

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UFC Rankings: Good Calls and Bad Calls Following UFC 180

At UFC 180, the heavyweight division crowned a new interim champion, Fabricio Werdum.
Knocked down and unable to threaten Mark Hunt on the ground during the opening round, Werdum didn’t look great early on. However, the Brazilian turned things around s…

At UFC 180, the heavyweight division crowned a new interim champion, Fabricio Werdum.

Knocked down and unable to threaten Mark Hunt on the ground during the opening round, Werdum didn’t look great early on. However, the Brazilian turned things around suddenly with a flying knee in the second stanza. The strike floored Hunt, who could not recover before the bout was stopped.

Werdum has solidified his spot right behind fellow champion Cain Velasquez on the heavyweight ladder. However, was his victory on Saturday enough to earn him a spot in the pound-for-pound rankings?

Here are the latest official UFC rankings, via UFC.com, which are voted on by various members of the MMA media.

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5 Fights to Make for Kelvin Gastelum After UFC 180

Kelvin Gastelum’s storybook ride from last pick of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen to top-10 welterweight became a stark reality on December 15. The TUF 17 winner submitted Jake Ellenberger at the end of their first round co-main …

Kelvin Gastelum‘s storybook ride from last pick of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen to top-10 welterweight became a stark reality on December 15. The TUF 17 winner submitted Jake Ellenberger at the end of their first round co-main event spot at UFC 180.

The No. 11 ranked Gastelum took on the seventh-ranked UFC welterweight in a fight that was set to prove one of two things. Either Gastelum was going to solidify himself as a top-10 welterweight contender, or Ellenberger was going to silence critics and put the breaks on the rising prospect. What happened was nothing short of astonishing. The 23-year-old Gastelum finished The Juggernaut with a rear-naked choke in the closing seconds of the first frame, after a takedown and subsequent scramble.

Gastelum, a winner of four straight, was in trouble late, but brilliantly reversed the position and quickly took the back of the reeling Ellenberger. The Mexican fighter put on a great display of jiu-jitsu, but that wasn’t the only highlight. After it appeared that Ellenberger was getting the best of him striking-wise, Gastelum landed a critical takedown and was able to land a few powerful shots.

With the win over Ellenberger, Gastelum enters the top-10 of the 170-pound division and will require another elite test. Here are five potential opponents for the rising welterweight. For the purposes of this list, bouts were ranked based on their likelihood of occurring.

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