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02-01-2008, 04:05 PM
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Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
Report: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Booked for UFC Fight Night 13
Posted by MMA Junkie on February 1, 2008 at 2:42 pm ET
A UFC Fight Night 13 event already brimming with talent just got an extra heaping of star-power: undefeated lightweight Frankie Edgar (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been booked to take on “The Ultimate Fighter 5” standout Gray Maynard (4-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at the event.
Our friends at fiveounesofpain.com confirmed the match-up with Edgar himself.
UFC Fight Night 13 takes place April 2 at the Broomfield Event Center near Denver, Colo., and serves as a lead-in for the upcoming seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Kenny Florian meets Joe Lauzon in the night’s main event, and the rumored fight card is stacked from top to bottom.
Edgar, a New Jersey native, most recently competed at UFC 78, where he handed Spencer Fisher just his fourth loss in 24 professional fights. The victory pushed Edgar’s UFC record to 3-0, which includes a first-round TKO of Mark Bocek at UFC 73. Additionally, Edgar scored a unanimous decision at UFC 67 to deliver Tyson Griffin the only loss of his career.
Edgar will combat a fellow wrestler when he takes on Maynard, who is part of Randy Couture’s Xtreme Couture team. Maynard was a cast member on “The Ultimate Fighter 5,” where the 28-year-old posted victories over Wayne Weems in a preliminary fight and Brandon Melendez in the show’s quarterfinals. However, eventual show winner Nate Diaz stopped him in the show’s semifinals.
Maynard, who wrestled with UFC light heavyweight Rashad Evans at Michigan State University, returned at the show’s live finale to face Rob Emerson. However, the fight was ruled a no-contest when Maynard appeared to temporarily knock himself unconscious when he slammed Emerson to the mat. Both fighters were unable to continue.
Maynard has since posted UFC victories over Joe Veres (UFC Fight Night 11) and Dennis Siver (UFC Fight Night 12).
The latest rumored card for UFC Fight Night 13 now includes:
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon
Stephan Bonnar vs. Matt Hamill
Thiago Alves vs. Karo Parisyan
Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin
Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
Clay Guida vs. Samy Schiavo
Marcus Aurelio vs. Spencer Fisher
Josh Neer vs. Din Thomas
Anthony Johnson vs. Tommy Speer
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02-01-2008, 04:07 PM
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This is the most stacked card I have ever seen. Given, no HUGE names... but, my god...
Who the hell is going to fight on the prelim? Other than Tommy Speer of course
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02-01-2008, 04:15 PM
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wow this is too stacked
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02-01-2008, 04:22 PM
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Yeah I was gonna say, this would be stacked even for a 3 hour show. Two bad it's only gonna be 2 hours.
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02-01-2008, 04:24 PM
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Holy moly!
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02-01-2008, 04:35 PM
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Say Wha? Edgar beats Tyson Griffin and Spencer Fisher but they give him Maynard? LOL. And its not like there is shortage of talent in current the Lw division. I just dont understand. I guess UFC isnt interested in making him a star at all. And for a fight that Edgar has nothing to gain, Maynard matches up pretty good with Edgar. I guess maybe this is another push for a TUF star.
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02-01-2008, 04:49 PM
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this is a good matchup even tho edgar shouldnt be fighting him at this time, i have no complaints. this card is wicked good.
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02-01-2008, 04:53 PM
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WOWZEERS !! Da card looks great. Frankie Edgar is real good & i think it's gonna be a great fight between him & Maynard. Maynard is good too considerin he comin out of Xtreme Couture Camp.
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I hope this fight serves as a showcase for Edgar; I'm not a big fan of his, but I'm even less a fan of Maynard's. Don't really know why.
So yeah...this fight shouldn't even be happening, but for an addition to the UFN card, I'm sold.
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Originally Posted by chungt79
Say Wha? Edgar beats Tyson Griffin and Spencer Fisher but they give him Maynard? LOL. And its not like there is shortage of talent in current the Lw division. I just dont understand. I guess UFC isnt interested in making him a star at all. And for a fight that Edgar has nothing to gain, Maynard matches up pretty good with Edgar. I guess maybe this is another push for a TUF star.
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exactly, they want to build maynard up. the sad thing is the ufc doesn't like edgar yet favour griffin whom edgar beat. it's a shame. i have to say joe silva is an idiot. he rarely makes matches recently that make sense. it should be jardine vs machida, ortiz vs shogun. and they really fucked up with diego sanchez. koscheck did not deserve that fight. |
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