UFC 240 marked Frankie Edgar’s third title fight at featherweight and, once again, the former UFC lightweight champion came up short in becoming a two-division champ and joining the likes of B.J. Penn, Randy Couture, Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes and Henry Cejudo.
Edgar was bested by reigning featherweight king Max Holloway in the UFC 240 main event and, speaking to reporters at the post-fight press conference, ‘The Answer’ said he was ‘heartbroken’ by the result.
“I’m heartbroken,” Edgar said, per MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee. “It’s tough when you want something really that bad and you can’t get it.