Edgar's performance against Munhoz doesn't convince Dana White: 'For the belt, you have to do more'

F. Edgar (left) defeated P. Munhoz (right) in a split decision by the judges. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Despite the struggle between Frankie Edgar and the Brazilian Peter Munhoz been voted the best of the UFC Las Vegas 7, held this Saturday (22), in the USA, Dana White was not convinced. The former lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg) had to overcome himself to win a balanced duel in his debut in the bantamweight division (61,2kg), but the president of the organization was cautious when talking about the veteran's future in the category and he was vague when talking about the São Paulo native.

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“It was a close fight and anyone could have won. Edgar faced the number five in the world, won and had to go to the hospital. I'm sure his legs are pretty bruised. He will be 39 years old and his career is incredible, no matter if it is at lightweight, featherweight or bantamweight. The fact that he is still performing at a high level at an advanced age and with the world in a horrible situation shows how well he did in this fight, but there are fighters in front of him. To fight for the belt, Edgar will have to do more. At least one or two fights, depending on who I face,” said Dana at the press conference after this weekend’s show. .

Like fans and media outlets, Dana also showed some dissatisfaction when commenting on the UFC's ranking system and compared the future of his opponents.

“Edgar wasn’t ranked, but he beat one of the best bantamweights and we have an idea of ​​what will happen to him. We still don't know what we're going to do with Pedro. There are certain things in the rankings that bother me, some fights don’t make sense”, he concluded.

The victory of Frankie Edgar No. UFC Las Vegas 7 ends its bad phase, due to two consecutive defeats (Chan sung jung e Max Holloway) in the featherweight division (65,8kg) and opens a new chapter in the trajectory of the former champion, who ventures into the third different division. On the other hand, it is the first time that the Brazilian Peter Munhoz loses two fights in a row (Edgar and aljamain sterling) in your career.