Former UFC champion Frankie Edgar shows uncertainty about future and leaves retirement open

F. Edgar suffered a knockout from a front kick in the UFC 268. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

UFC Legend, Frankie Edgar He is going through a turbulent time in his career. With four defeats in five fights, the former lightweight champion (under 70,3kg) showed uncertainty about his future in MMA and did not rule out the possibility of retiring. In his last performance, the North American was severely knocked out by Marlon Vera.

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"I do not know, let's see. I'm still analyzing what's going to happen next and I haven't decided anything. I'm just doing whatever I want. I've done a lot in this game. I'm just being myself and thinking about all of this. We'll see how we end up. There are still many things undefined”, said Edgar in an interview with 'MMA Junkie'.

Former lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg.), Frankie Edgar He has always been a very prominent athlete during his time in Ultimate. In his career, there are 23 victories – including Charles of the Bronx, Chad Mendes e Urijah faber. Still, he has suffered two tough knockouts and, in total, he also has ten defeats.

Since 2020, Edgar began a new challenge in his career. Representative of the lightweight and featherweight divisions (up to 65,7kg.) in the past, the fighter switched to bantamweight, however, the stumble against Vera kept him from fighting for the group's belt.