Frankie Edgar's bantamweight debut took longer than expected, but it was certainly worth the wait.
After his originally scheduled fight against Pedro Munhoz was delayed July 6 because of Munhoz testing positive for COVID-19, the two finally met Saturday night at UFC Vegas 7 where the 38-year-old Edgar earned a split-decision victory (48-47, 46-49, 48-47).
The future UFC Hall of Famer landed 135 total strikes on Munhoz (18-5, 5 KOs), who developed a cut over his left eye early in Round 2. Two takedowns and 105 head strikes helped the judges give the nod to Edgar (24-8, 7 KOs), though Munhoz did major damage to Edgar's legs with 44 strikes.