Frankie aims to fight so well he jumps Conor, Swanson, gets title shot
Frankie Edgar: “It doesn’t always work out like that, but if I do that – it’s the most exciting, the most emphatic, like you said – they can’t deny me, right?”
Cub Swanson and Conor McGregor are being spoke about as the next challenger for Jose Aldo. But, Frankie Edgar, who fights Cub Swanson Saturday night at UFC FIght Night 57 live on FOX Sports 1, appeared recently on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour and reminded that he too is in the hunt.
“You just never know the landscape and what things are going to happen, and who is going to say what to create some attention, what Dana’s thinking or Lorenzo’s thinking,” said Edgar as transcribed by Luke Thomas for MMAFighting. “I just go out there and do my job and win fights. If I win impressively, it has a way of taking care of things. If I go out there and perform like I want to, everything will go my way,” Edgar said on Monday’s The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.
“All these guys are talking. [McGregor]’s kind of setting the pace for everybody. Chael [Sonnen] definitely did, but Chael’s kinda been in a sport for the while when he did it. Conor kinda came out of nowhere and did it. People are taking notice. ‘Wow, this gets me some attention. This gets me in the forefront.’ People are taking notice and starting to open their mouths more.
“I just think people want to prove themselves to be the man and debunk everything he’s saying. I don’t really get caught up in stuff like that. I sit back, take a look at it, see how it plays out. You know me. I don’t get paid to talk. If that was the case, I’d have your job.”
“You know what? He’s doing well. He sells. Numbers sell. Controversy sells. I’m not a jealous guy. I’m not going to hate on the kid or anything. Listen, people are talking about our division because of this guy. Let’s keep it real.”
A win over Swanson would put the former lightweight champion on a three-fight win streak since losing to Aldo early in 2013. However, the forthright fighter said he didn’t know if a great win would earn him a second title shot.
“They haven’t told me,” said Frankie. “I’ve got to not give them a choice. That’s the best way to do it. Not give them a choice.”
“You don’t always get what you deserve. We’ll see. I can’t focus past this fight. If I do that, I lose and all this means nothing.”
“I gotta go out there and perform and make it the best fight ever. Easier said than done. It doesn’t always work out like that, but if I do that – it’s the most exciting, the most emphatic, like you said – they can’t deny me, right?”
What do you think UG? Should Frankie be doing a little more trash talk?
Sample Insults:
Q. What is that bleeding thick geebag Conor McGregor’s definition of foreplay?
A. My but that was a fine meatloaf.
Conor your face would drive rats from a barn, may the cat eat you and the devil eat the cat.
And U2 is overrated ya Fumblin’ Dublin.
Or do you think his fighting will speak for itself on Saturday night?