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Edgar determined to win back lightweight title

ESPN staff
February 27, 2012
Frankie Edgar wants his UFC lightweight belt back © Getty Images
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Frankie Edgar has no intention of dropping to featherweight and is desperate to secure a rematch against Ben Henderson in order to recapture his UFC lightweight title.

Edgar lost his belt on a narrow decision at UFC 144 in Japan. After the fight UFC president Dana White admitted he thought Edgar had won, making a rematch a high probability.

Edgar was required to return to the Octagon with BJ Penn after first winning the UFC lightweight title, and he fought Gray Maynard twice after their UFC 125 clash ended in a draw. Now Henderson has his hands on the trophy, Edgar believes it is only fair that he gets a second shot at Henderson.

"I don't want to take anything away from Ben. He did a great job, but I do feel I won that fight," Edgar said.

Edgar's manager Ali Abdel-Aziz confirmed they would be asking the UFC for a rematch and confirmed that his client will stay at 155lbs for the foreseeable future.

"Frankie deserves a rematch," Abdel-Aziz told MMAWeekly.com. "We're going to ask for a rematch. I talked to Lorenzo [Fertitta] and he believes Frankie scored 3 to 2, Dana White scored Frankie winning the fight.

"Frankie in the future will go down to 145, but he's not going to go down now, he's not. He's not getting manhandled, he's not getting destroyed, he won the fight. Frankie's not the type of guy to lose and then just cower and move to 145. This kid has so much heart and determination."

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