Dana White wants Edgar at 145, vs. Aldo

Undersized UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar has proven over and over he’s more than capable”Honestly, I’d like to see [Edgar] move to 145 and fight Aldo,” White said following Saturday night’s UFC 136 post-event press conference at Houston’s Toyota Center.

“All these other guys that [Edgar] fights are so much bigger than him,” White said. “I think that fighting out of your weightclass isn’t healthy. I don’t think it’s healthy long-term.

“I don’t think that guys that fight out of their weightclass and fight a weightclass above them and take damage can have the longevity that other fighters can have. I think when you fight with guys that are your own size, you don’t take the punishment that you take when you fight bigger guys.”

“I’m not going to make him do it. Who am I to say, ‘Yeah, you can’t stay here. You beat everybody in this division’? It’s a tough argument to have with him.”

“Think about all the fights that we’ve seen over the past 10 years or how many fights you’ve seen in your life where a guy goes out and gets hurt as bad as he did in the first round. That’s movie s—. That stuff doesn’t really happen in real life. There’s two guys I’ve seen do it: Arturo Gatti and Frankie Edgar.”What he did the last time and this time, he’s an amazing human being. He’s an incredible athlete, and he’s got a heart the size of this room.”

Future matchups depend on what direction Edgar takes.

Edgar stays at 155:

With Guillard’s loss to Lauzon last night, the winner of November’s Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson fight likely next next opponent for Edgar.

Undefeated up-and-comer Chad Mendes likely next challenger for Aldo’s featherweight title

White seemed to suggest that ongoing negotiations between company brass and Strikeforce’s broadcast partners at Showtime will make a champions fight between Edgar and Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez impossible.

Edgar drops to 145 to fight Jose Aldo:

White said Edgar will have to vacate the 155-pound title.

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