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Frankie Edgar’s wish has apparently been granted.

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Anthony Pettis will step aside once again.

UFC president Dana White today announced via Twitter that former UFC
champ Frankie Edgar will get his wish and take a second shot at the man
that took his belt in February, Benson Henderson.

A date for the matchup has yet to be planned, but White said the fight will take place “this summer.”

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You could say Dana White is trying to prevent another logjam.

During a press conference held in New York City in support of UFC on FOX
3, the UFC president said that he’s meeting today with former
lightweight champ Frankie Edgar to (respectfully) convince him that he
belongs at featherweight, where an immediate title shot possibly awaits.

“I’d like him to go to 145,” White said. “So I’m talking to Frankie, and we’ll figure this thing out.”

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New UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson
doesn’t yet know who will get the first crack at his belt, but according
to him, it doesn’t matter who is given the slot.

After all, Henderson said, he’s more than willing to fight each and every fighter on the UFC roster.

And that includes those he’s already defeated, including former champ Frankie Edgar.

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Following his loss to Benson Henderson at UFC 144, now-ex UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar faces a tough decision: fight his way back to another title shot – or drop to featherweight for what could be an immediate shot at Jose Aldo’s belt.

The general consensus, of course, is that Edgar is two small for lightweight anyway.

However, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin thinks that’s bunk; Edgar is only too small for lightweight because too many fighters are gaming the system.

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SAITAMA, Japan – Once again, Frankie Edgar proved why he’s often called the Rocky Balboa of MMA.

At Sunday’s UFC 144 event, the diminutive Edgar battled the much-larger Benson Henderson tooth and nail for the course of 25 minutes, but he came up short in a unanimous decision and was forced to relinquish his lightweight title.

Following the result, UFC president Dana White admitted he’d like to see Edgar make the move to 145 pounds and challenge current featherweight champ Jose Aldo.

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Although the current champion didn’t agree with the judges’ verdict, we have a new UFC lightweight titleholder.

Former WEC champion Benson Henderson delivered a series of damaging blows to Edgar and ultimately topped him via unanimous decision in the five-round headliner of Saturday’s UFC 144 event.

The title fight took place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and headlined the night’s pay-per-view main card. It followed prelims on FX and Facebook.

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At UFC 144, three judges decided unanimously that Benson Henderson defeated Frankie Edgar in the main event to become the new UFC lightweight champion.

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SAITAMA, Japan – Anthony Pettis, Vaughan Lee, Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar each earned $65,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC 144 event.

Pettis earned the night’s “Knockout of the Night” award, Lee picked up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and headliners Henderson and Edgar earned “Fight of the Night” honors.

MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC 144′s post-fight press conference.

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Benson Henderson captured the UFC lightweight title from Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 144 on Saturday night, busting up the former champion en route to a unanimous decision victory at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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