Chalk one up for the east coast.
In a matchup of two of the sport’s most accomplished lighter-weight fighters, Toms River, N.J., native Frankie Edgar always seemed to be just a step ahead of Sacramento, Calif.’s, Urijah Faber. In the end, that was more than enough for Edgar to come away with a unanimous decision triumph in the UFC Fight Night “Edgar vs. Faber” headliner at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on Saturday morning.
It was a clean sweep for Edgar (19-4-1, 14-4-1 UFC), as he was the recipient of a trio of identical 50-45 scorecards from the cageside judges.