Frankie Edgar was the reigning UFC lightweight champion when Mark Henry first broached the topic of moving to a division where his opponents didn’t routinely dwarf him. A strange suggestion, considering Edgar’s place at the top of the 155-pound totem pole. But Henry, his long-time coach, recognized opportunities in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions that were added following the UFC’s merger with the WEC, which came into effect in 2010
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After almost a decade of pleading, coach hopes Frankie Edgar will move to bantamweight – MMA Junkie