Frankie Edgar can understand where Conor McGregor is coming from despite his failed return.
McGregor has made it clear he won’t be deterred from returning to the Octagon a minimum of yet one more time following the events of this past weekend.
‘The Notorious’ was back for just 69 seconds after five years away before the referee stepped in to wave his comeback off as a result of an injury.
Edgar, who previously attempted a return in McGregor’s promotion, reasoned with the Irishman when sharing his thoughts on UFC 329.
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‘Notorious’ suffered a serious knee injury moments into his comeback fight against Max Holloway.
Frankie Edgar can understand Conor McGregor still having the urge to compete despite UFC 329 disaster
Earlier this yr, Frankie Edgar urged Alexander Volkanovski to retire due to how few fighters get to go away the game while still being on top.
Edgar was knocked out in his final UFC fight after announcing ahead of time that his thirty sixth pro fight could be his last dance.
‘The Answer’ and his team previously pushed for a matchup with Conor McGregor when the Irishman was left without an opponent for UFC 189 in 2015.
While Chad Mendes ended up getting the decision as a substitute, meaning Edgar didn’t get to share the cage with ‘The Notorious’, he still had some thoughts on this past weekend’s event.
The UFC Hall of Famer explained his stance on McGregor’s comeback when chatting with Bloody Elbow ahead of his RAF 11 match with Clay Guida on July 18.
“Obviously he doesn’t need to come back back for money,” Edgar said. “It looks as if he’s just coming back to scratch that itch. You already know, I get it. I get he’s a competitor. He was on top of the world at one time and also you’re all the time sort of itching to get back to that and it sucks, man. He’s going to have to take a seat back a complete other yr so who knows and hopefully he can get his head right about it.”
Conor McGregor also pushed to face Frankie Edgar as a substitute opponent
Frankie Edgar wasn’t the one fighter who tried to get the UFC to match him up with Conor McGregor on short notice.
Years after this clash didn’t come together for UFC 189, ‘The Notorious’ said that he put his name forward to face ‘The Answer’ in 2018.
Edgar was scheduled to challenge Max Holloway for the featherweight title, with McGregor claiming in an Instagram post that the UFC turned his offer to “take out the ultimate featherweight” down.
Brian Ortega filled Holloway’s place and earned himself a title shot by stopping Edgar via a knockout in the primary round.
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