Frankie Edgar may have temporarily fallen out of the UFC featherweight title race with his knockout loss to Brian Ortega at UFC 222, but that doesn’t mean he’s off the radar of champ Max Holloway . Edgar (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) was supposed to challenge Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) for the 145-pound belt at UFC 222 earlier this month, but “Blessed” was forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury . Instead of waiting, though, Edgar accepted a fight with Ortega, and in a stunning turn of events, suffered the first knockout loss of his career. It was an ugly outcome for “The Answer,” but Holloway said the former UFC lightweight champ shouldn’t be written off quite yet. The Hawaiian feels observers of the sport are too quick to dismiss certain fighters, and just because the older guard of the division such as Edgar and Jose Aldo (26-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) have had bad results, it doesn’t mean they’re worthless. Related UFC champ Max Holloway: Everyone says Brian Ortega is the future, but I'm the present “Me and Frankie still got unfinished business,” Holloway told MMAjunkie “Everyone is talking about Frankie and Aldo like they’re two dead guys.
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