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Exclusive: Frankie Edgar Really Wants to Beat Gray Maynard So He Doesn’t Have to Think About Him Any More

By Cage Potato correspondent Brian Dermody
The look on Frankie Edgar’s face said it all the second Bruce Buffer broke the news that his UFC 125 bout with Gray Maynard had ended in a stalemate.
Having just endured the worst beating of his life in a sin…

By Cage Potato correspondent Brian Dermody

The look on Frankie Edgar’s face said it all the second Bruce Buffer broke the news that his UFC 125 bout with Gray Maynard had ended in a stalemate.

Having just endured the worst beating of his life in a single round of MMA before roaring back to win more rounds, but earn the same amount of points than Maynard in the eyes of *some* of the judges (and most pundits and fans), he knew he was going to have to go to war again with "The Bully."

Edgar walked away from the bout with a nasal fracture, a few bruises and a bad taste in his mouth, considering Maynard, who took a unanimous decision the first time the pair met in 2008, was still up one fight to none.

On the mend and with a May 28 UFC 130 date in Las Vegas penciled in for the do-over, Edgar sat down with New York-based Cage Potato correspondent Brian Dermody to chat about a variety of topics including his last fight, immediate rematches, the contenders to his belt and oblivious reporters.

Check out what "The Answer" had to say after the jump.

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UFC 125 Draws Paid Attendance of 6,978

Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC 125’s official attendance and gate is on par with the numbers of last year’s opening UFC event UFC 108.

The Nevada athletic commission revealed Thursday that the Jan. 1 UFC 125 show sold a total of 6,978 tickets for a gate of…

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UFC 125‘s official attendance and gate is on par with the numbers of last year’s opening UFC event UFC 108.

The Nevada athletic commission revealed Thursday that the Jan. 1 UFC 125 show sold a total of 6,978 tickets for a gate of $2,174,780. 5,896 tickets were given away with 1,077 left unsold.

12,874 witnessed lightweight champion Frankie Edgar battle Gray Maynard to a draw from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Volkmann Suspended With Pay From High School Wrestling Coach Gig While Administrators ‘Investigate’ Obama Comments

(Volkmann got Obama’ed on The Tonight Show)Jacob Volkmann will likely think twice next time about cracking a joke about wanting to ground and pound the Commander in Chief of the United States.
The UFC lightweight, who made headlines when the Secret Ser…


(Volkmann got Obama’ed on The Tonight Show)

Jacob Volkmann will likely think twice next time about cracking a joke about wanting to ground and pound the Commander in Chief of the United States.

The UFC lightweight, who made headlines when the Secret Service paid him a visit to question him about post-UFC 125 comments he made about wanting to go a few rounds with President Barack Obama so he could show him what he thought of his healthcare policy.

It now appears that the tongue-in-cheek soundbite he fed Ariel Helwani got him more than just a spot on The Tonight Show and Fox Business News. 

Volkmann was informed this week that he has been temporarily suspended with pay from his assistant wrestling coach position he has held for the past several years at White Bear Lake Area High School, pending an investigation of his remarks about Obama by the school administrators.

The 30-year-old Minnesota chiropractor who owns his own practice also serves as the volunteer head coach of the town’s elementary school wrestling team, but was told that his non-paid coaching position was not at risk.

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Jacob Volkmann Appears on Fox Business and Talks Obama Care, His Salary (VIDEO) (UPDATE)

The UFC Lightweight now famous around the world for calling out the President and subsequently being paid a visit from the Secret Service appeared as a guest last night on Fox Business. Jacob Volkmann was asked several questions about his salary as a fighter then asked the reasons he is not in favor of […]

The UFC Lightweight now famous around the world for calling out the President and subsequently being paid a visit from the Secret Service appeared as a guest last night on Fox Business. Jacob Volkmann was asked several questions about his salary as a fighter then asked the reasons he is not in favor of Obama Care. Volkmann reveals he doesn’t care for the time consuming paperwork involved with the health care policy. The host goes on to press him further about the meager $60,000 he made as an MMA fighter last year and was curious as to why he would want to get his face bashed in for so little. He then assumes Volkmann made more as a Chiropractor, but we learn that he only made $17,000 from his chiropractic business last year and that was before his business expenses. The 6 minute interview is almost uncomfortable to watch, but very interesting, so we have it for you below:


*UPDATE: MMAWeekly reports, Jacob Volkmann was placed on administrative leave as Assistant Head Coach of the Wrestling Program at White Bear Lake Highschool (one of the several jobs Volkmann holds, as mentioned in the Fox Business video). Volkmann told MMAWeekly:

“They put me on administrative leave they called it. They said I was representing the school in a bad way, and during the interview I mentioned the President is an idiot. They were a little upset about that. They’re actually reviewing it and they’ve got a case on it. They’re doing a report on it. No timeframe, she said she was going to give me a call, she had to talk to the superintedent first and she had to talk to the school board.”

Volkmann went on to say that the UFC is not upset and is with him on this one. He will appear this Thursday on Inside Edition.

Garcia Vs. Phan the Sequel and Edgar Vs. Maynard the Epic Trilogy are Scheduled

MMAWeekly is reporting that Leonard Garcia and Nam Phan will meet again at UFC Fight Night 24 on March 26th in Seattle. Many fans and analysts feel the judges made a bad decision which awarded the “Bad Boy” a win over Phan at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale in early December. With Dana […]

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MMAWeekly is reporting that Leonard Garcia and Nam Phan will meet again at UFC Fight Night 24 on March 26th in Seattle. Many fans and analysts feel the judges made a bad decision which awarded the “Bad Boy” a win over Phan at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale in early December. With Dana White giving Nam Phan his win bonus, there were rumblings of a necessary rematch.

Another controversial fight, in which White awarded both fighters their win bonus was Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard for the Lightweight Championship at UFC 125. The fight marked the second time the two met in the Octagon and now a third meeting is expected to take place at UFC 130 in Las Vegas. The rubber-match is tentatively scheduled and will depend upon if Frankie Edgar, who was given six months for medical clearance, can be cleared before then. Both Edgar and Maynard were medically suspended until at least February 16th; whereby it was noted, Maynard would be cleared and Edgar could be medically cleared as early as that date.