The first time Frankie Edgar stepped into the cage with Jose Aldo, he lost a narrow five-round verdict in his featherweight debut at UFC 156.
It was the type of fight that had come to define Edgar: a slow start followed by a resilient push to the finish line that ultimately came up short but left “The Answer” defiant even in defeat.
“It was a close fight. I keep finding myself in these situations,” Edgar said after the February 2013 bout. “Congrats to Jose. He fought a great fight. I did [think I did enough to win], but it doesn’t matter.