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  • Jose Aldo (c)

    Votes: 38 57.6%
  • Frankie Edgar

    Votes: 27 40.9%
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    Votes: 1 1.5%

***OFFICIAL*** Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar Thread

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#1 ·
Featherweight bout: 145 pounds
Five round fight for the UFC Featherweight Championship

 
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#233 ·
Yeah but faded or not, Aldo was landing powerful counters throughout. I feel that 3-2 Aldo is the right call for this one, and I feel that 4-1 or 2-3 would've been wrong either way.

Edgar had a much better case for feeling sorry after the second Bendo-fight than he did here.
 
#235 ·
I don't recall ever making the argument that Aldo won because Edgar "looked worse for wear."

If you still feel like Edgar outstruck Aldo enough to earn the W, please take a look at this. Since you use the word "outstruck" you must dig statistics:

http://blog.fightmetric.com/2013/02/aldo-vs-edgar-official-ufc-statistics.html

Aldo landed most strikes to the head in each and every round, and, statistically, outstruck Edgar in this fight. Pure and simple.
 
#239 ·
...The poll was close like the fight results. Aldo pretty much controlled the first 3 rds with that stiff, snapping jab and landing hard shots that wrecked Frankie's face. Aldo's legkicks were hitting the butter spot on Frankie. Why he abandoned them..dunno. If Aldo landed 3 or 4 more of those wicked, power-chopping legkicks on Frankie, he could have well finished him right there. Edgar's left leg was getting smashed. In typical Edgar fashion, he coes out stronger in the 4th & 5th. Great fight. These championship decision losses that Frankie is having must be a bitch to deal with. Hats off to Edgar's heart. Hats off to leaving it all out there too...

...Gotta say easily the biggest, nastiest upset so far of 2013 and maybe for the rest of the year...Overeem getting brutally knocked out...What's to say?:confused03:
 
#241 ·
Edgar gets so much credit for missed punches. It is a real problem in MMA usually. Judges can't separate a landed strike from a missed strike. And neither can some fans.

It was a close fight, but Aldo won. Edgar had a better 2nd half and that is what people remember. Aldo won 3 rounds. Edgars TDs got stuffed pretty much all night.
 
#244 ·
I don't really understand how landing more punches wins a round. Certainly power and damage of shots has to come into play as well. 3rd was fairly close but I gave it to Aldo. He punted him in the face.

Problem with Edgar is he wins very few rounds decisively, even when he "wins" them there is usually some doubt.
 
#245 ·
I was just speaking about Aldo outstriking him as fightmetric was brought up as defense. They have rounds 3, 4 and 5 Edgar landing more significant and more total strikes in those rounds.

Damage should be taken into account, but volume of strikes is bigger imo. If someone gets hit 20 times with good shots but he landed 1 good shot that broke someones nose, he did damage but still should lose the round as a whole.
 
#247 ·
I watched most of the engagements frame by frame, Aldo's footwork and head movement are a work of art, too bad he seemed to gas in the later rounds.

Edgar's adapting during his fights is amazing, when Aldo started chopping his legs he began taking him down, Aldo realized trading a leg kick for getting taken down will not win him the fight and stopped.

I felt Aldo won, but I became biased because of Rogan's bias for Frankie, so atrocious I had to mute it. Frankie was so sad at the end, I feel sorry for him.

Can't wait for Jack Slack's breakdown of the fight.
 
#251 ·
Great fight, close fight, i actually thought Edgar wouldnt be that good and im not the type of fan that always counts him out, i usually bet on frankie, at least against maynard anyway...but i did think benson would beat him, though i do think edgar won the rematch

anyway im getting off track here...yesterdays fight was awesome, i think ppl are overrating how much Aldo gassed, he didnt gass that much Rogan was simply being very biased, Aldo was tired but wasnt gassed, if he were gassed than edgar would have been able to do what he did to Maynard..funnily enough i think if they fought at LW Aldo would do much better

when it comes to scoring i actually dont see why so many ppl gave the last 2 rounds to edgar, seems like rogan just influenced most opinons, i dont know but to me the first 2 rounds went to Aldo and rounds 3 and 4 went to edgar, round 3 really was close but i think edgar did more, 4 was pretty much hands down edgar, 5th round was very close also but i think edgar was just more agressive, Aldo landed the more significant strikes and did very well in the beginning of the round with his jabs, edgar didnt do much in that round actually so i think aldo won the 5th

bottom line

Aldo - 1st, 2nd and 5th

Edgar - 3rd and 4th

i really think that was the right way to score the fight, i might have to rewatch it though....
 
#253 ·
Great, Frankie got robbed 3 times in a row. Seriously some ppl have the worst luck in the entire world. Frankie is one em.

Agree with the guy who said he is the uncrowned FW and LW champ.

Phucking stupid ass judges don't know how to do a simple job.
 
#254 ·
Frankie brings it on himself. Fight with a little more aggression and hurt some guys. You can point fight if you want but you then can't bitch about the decision.

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#255 ·
Just watched the fight, I gave 1,2,3, and 5 to Aldo. The third was close tho, but I don't really see how people are giving the 5th to Edgar. I thought that round went to Aldo easily. But thats just me. And I muted it midway through the fourth, Rogan was getting ridiculous with the favoritism.
 
#256 ·
great fight

i gave 1 and 2 to aldo. 3 and 5 couldve gone either way. 4 to frankie


i agree joe gets on these bandwagons during a fight. so often when his voice raises an octave he will say - FIGHTER A IS GETTING ON TOP NOW! and ignore shots landed by fighter B

gives me the shits. kind of sensationalist

ive said it before and ill say it again. michael schiavello and whoever the best prof fighter/commentator is (not kenny) should get the gig

wouldnt be as loud but would be of a much higher quality/credibility
 
#261 ·
Like I said, Joe is a fan and if he gets a little loud and excited that's OK and you the option of ignoring the opinion or muting the tv, another thing is he can't see as well as people watching at home and if you have ever been to a UFC event you'll know what i'm saying. I like joe a lot if him and mir were both commentators I would be really happy.
 
#263 ·
call me crazy u guys but I know who can beat Jose Aldo .. and it`s someone not even in his weight division .. Eddie Windland would be a stylistic nightmare for someone like Jose Aldo .. solid chin VERY good boxing and foot work with a take down defense just as good as Aldo if not better .

I honestly think he could be Jose Aldo especially in a 5 round fight I would be even that much more confident
 
#272 ·
I had it 48-47 Frankie, but I'm a homer.

Can definitely see it going the other way, and the reigning champ should get the benefit of the doubt, so I'm not mad about the decision.

49-46 scorecards though? You've got to be kidding me.

Either way, I believe this is only the first of several meetings between these two. It's awesome that two of the most enjoyable fighters in the world to watch are now fighting in the same division.

Both of these guys' footwork, quickness and diversity is just off the charts.
 
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