UFC lightweight contender Frankie Edgar doesn’t think he’s better than any of the fighters who’ve gone up against champion B.J. Penn; he’s just different.
And with the opportunity of a lifetime awaiting the title challenger at UFC 112, Edgar understandably is tight-lipped about his strategy for defeating a seemingly un-beatable opponent.
But Edgar recently spoke to MMAjunkie.com’s Steven Marrocco about where others have gone wrong, his recent trip to the Middle East to promote the UFC 112 matchup, whether he thinks he deserved the title shot, and whether winning the belt – or defeating Penn – would be the bigger accomplishment.