Frankie Edgar eyeing five-round UFC main event fight against Cub Swanson next

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Report: Frankie Edgar eyeing five-round UFC main event fight against Cub Swanson next
By Mike Bohn on Feb 19, 11:02p

Former No. 1 UFC featherweight contender Frankie Edgar already has his sights set for a possible return to the Octagon, with "The Answer" interested in an upcoming a five-round main event fight against Cub Swanson on FUEL TV or FX.


Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion and featherweight title challenger Frankie Edgar is looking to get back in the win column sooner than later, and "The Answer" believes Cub Swanson is the right man to help get him there.

On Tuesday's edition of "UFC Tonight" on FUEL TV, correspondent Ariel Helwani reported the New Jersey native would like to fight Swanson in a five-round UFC main event on a FUEL TV or FX card later this year.

Edgar (15-4-1) is riding a career-worst three-fight losing streak after back-to-back defeats to current 155-pound champion Ben Henderson and then a subsequent loss to featherweight champ Jose Aldo at UFC 156 in his 145-pound debut earlier this month.

The 31-year-old gave Aldo arguably his toughest fight to date and is eager to climb back up the 145-pound ladder in hopes of earning a rematch with "Scarface" in the near future.

A victory over Swanson would be a good start.

Swanson (19-5) is on the upswing in the featherweight division, riding a four-fight win-streak that includes a unanimous decision win over Dustin Poirier at UFC on FUEL TV 7 in England. Prior to the victory, the Greg Jackson-trained athlete had earned three consecutive technical-knockout victories, catapulting himself up the rankings at UFC 145.

Edgar is currently the No. 4 featherweight in the official UFC rankings, while Swanson sits at No. 5.

Usually booking a mixed martial arts (MMA) match up between a fighter on a three-fight skid and a fighter on a four-fight win-streak would seem illogical, but in this instance it isn't entirely unrealistic.

Helwani also mentioned that if a main event fight with Swanson doesn't pan out, Edgar would be willing to fight him -- or German juggernaut Dennis Siver -- at UFC 160, which is scheduled for May 25, 2013, in Las Vegas.

MMAmania.com will have more on Edgar's next fight as soon as it is formally announced.

I'm more in favor of Lamas vs Cub since Pettis is stealing the title shot. I also don't like Frankie requesting a 5 round fight. I say give him a 3 round fight vs Lentz lower on the card. If you aren't going to even attempt to be exciting, why give you an exciting matchup? Have fun with Lentz, good luck.

I could see this headlining a Fuel Card, that would be cool.