In a recent interview, Dana White told MMA Fighting that Frankie Edgar would challenge BJ Penn for the title.
Check out MMASucka.com’s Interview with Frankie Edgar (full audio).
The fight is likely to happen at UFC 112.
If you’re gonna fight BJ, you gotta be the best you can, so I’m just trying to improve my skills all around…
- Frankie Edgar
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More judging controversy erupted over the Aaron Simpson win vs Tom Lawlor. Either way, they each walked away with a $30,000 fight of the night bonus.
@JoeLauzon Congrats to Aaron Simpson but I thought @lawlormma won that fight! Rd 2 decided it… But I thought Tom had it! #UFC #MMA
- Joe Lauzon via Twitter
Probably in the next year, year and a half, we’ll bring a big pay-per-view there.
- Dana White
After his win at Fight Night 20, will Gray Maynard be next in line to challenge BJ Penn?
According to Sports Illlustrated’s Josh Gross via Twitter:
@5thRound Edgar’s management said nothing was done, and Maynard’s performance could determine opponent. I’m hearing it’s Edgar regardless.
There’s a lot of talk about legalizing full contact fighting in New York, a lot of it spurred by this film:
For all the talk flying around the blogs, GSP is playing down his Olympic ambitions and focusing on his upcoming fight against Dan Hardy at UFC 111. It sounds like an Olympic push is unlikely for the time being.
I have never seen Evans, or some of the other fighters that are supposed black belts, actually show us a glimpse of this technical ability. The ability to pass guard and set up submissions is something we have never seen from Rashad.
- Reverend Turk Vangel
I don’t really feel that I owe this explanation to anyone. Rashad is a talented athlete and a world-class wrestler and the transition from wrestling to jiu-jitsu was natural for him. I can only speak about my training with him, but of course his jiu-jitsu training began long before our work together.
- Rolles Gracie
Quinton Jackson got three years probation for leading cops on a chase through Southern California when he hit rock bottom after losing his title to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86. This news broke after he took time out of fighting to play an important role in The A-Team movie.
I will never see that judge in a courtroom again. … I don’t see myself doing anything crazy again. … I want to be a positive role model.
- Quinton “Rampage” Jackson