Frankie Edgar doesn’t usually let his emotions get the better of him, but he’s still not feeling totally stoked about the old bait-and-switch the UFC pulled on him regarding his title shot in mid-December.
And speaking of shots, he already knew that the man he is supposed to face next — Conor McGregor, who unified the featherweight title against Jose Aldo on Dec. 12 — was the one calling them.
Before it was announced that McGregor would be moving up to face Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight belt at UFC 197, Edgar made one thing clear during an appearance on The MMA Hour: He believes the UFC is not only allowing McGregor to roam his hands over the control boards, but that they might be complicit in McGregor’s quest to avoid him.