UFC moves fight between Pedro Munhoz and Frankie Edgar to July 11

P. Munhoz (left) and F. Edgar (right) will face each other on July 11th in the UFC. Photo: Montage SL/MMA Press

The long-awaited debut of Frankie Edgar in the rooster division (up to 61,2kg.) it is close to getting off the ground. The UFC is close to confirming the fight between the former lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg) and the Brazilian Peter Munhoz for July 11th at a location not yet confirmed. The information was released by 'MMA Fighting'.

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Frankie should have made his debut in the new division in January of this year, when he had a contract signed to face Cory Sandhagen. The North American, however, accepted the challenge of replacing Brian ortega, injured, against 'Korean zombie', at UFC Busan, in December last year. Edgar ended up suffering a hard knockout and received a long medical suspension, postponing his plans to move down a category.

Just like its rival, Munhoz needs to find its way back to victory. In his last commitment, Pedro ended up defeated by aljamain sterling in one of the fights UFC 238. With the setback for his opponent, Pedro had his streak of three victories interrupted, one of them over the former division champion, cody garbrandt.

At 33 years old, the São Paulo native is close to making his 24th career appearance. The athlete today has 18 wins, four losses, one fight without result and is currently in 7th position in the bantamweight rankings.

More experienced, Edgar will reach the mark of 33 appearances when he exchanges forces with the Brazilian. Frankie has 23 triumphs, eight setbacks and one unsuccessful fight.