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Level of interest/hype in Aldo/Edgar.

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#1 ·
Is it just me or is this fight not getting the love it should? I know Edgar lost the belt but many including me felt he beat Ben the second time out, but we constantly about hear about Anderson vs. GSP/Jones, Cain vs. Jones but we have an actual superfight coming up and it doesn't seem like it's getting the amount of press it should get, this is an extremely big fight but it's being treated like your average main event when it's anything but.

Anyone else feel the same way?
 
#16 ·
Why is everything you write meaningless and blatantly rude? I may not post here very often but I've viewed these forums enough to make that accusation and it's an accurate one at that. Someone ought to teach you some respect.

Anyways, I for one agree and I'm extreamly excited for this fight. Only those with a few screws loose in their brain would say otherwise. :confused03:
 
#3 ·
I'm excited whenever Aldo fights. I have nothing against Edgar, he seems like someone I would love to train and chill with but I don't necessarily like his fighting style and personally I think Aldo with chop his legs down. Only chance I see Edgar is trying to wrestle and control. But Aldo has good TDD and pops back up usually so I see this ending badly for Edagr.
 
#4 ·
If Edgar would have still been champion, this fight would probably have the attention that you would have liked. However, since technically he is no longer the best lightweight because he lost of Benson, this isn't as big a deal as it could've been.

But in many peoples eye's, this event still has the super fight aura. I certainly feel that way.
 
#7 ·
Where is all of this evidence that Aldo gasses? 5th round of the Hominick fight?

He doesn't have Diaz or Edgar cardio. But everyone acts as if it is a huge problem. Aldo isn't getting jabbed for 5 rounds. If he loses it will be via striking/wrestling and Edgar being fresher later. When was the last bad fight Edgar was in? When was the last bad Aldo fight we saw? Put the 2 together with clashing styles and championship pedigree and I don't know how you could expect it to be anything less than great.
 
#8 ·
You have to consider the fighter they're facing as well. When was the last time we've seen JDS gas in just the 1st round? Never. Velasquez pushed a pace he couldn't handle. Granted Edgar isn't as active as Velasquez, but he has gassed fighters out in the past.

I, of course, exaggerated when I said Aldo will just get jabbed for 25 minutes, but I don't see it being this exciting fight everyone is making it out to be. It's not like these two are gonna go to war. Edgar is fighting one of the most dangerous strikers in the UFC. He's going to be extra cautious this time around. He'll probably use a gameplan similar to Florian's, just more effective at it.

When was the last time I saw Edgar in a bad fight? His very last one. Henderson vs Edgar 2. One of the worst fights I've seen in recent memory.
 
#11 ·
Maybe they both won't "go to war". But Edgar was in close to wars 4 times with Bendo and Maynard both twice. All back and forth fights leaving someone busted up, usually Frankie. And Aldo finishes usually being the superior fighter. 1 guy gets rocked and comes back like Rocky. The other is a killer who is precise. It is a great clash of styles.

People seem to underestimate Edgar's fights. Most all of them have been very entertaining in my eyes. I don't see how people say they haven't been. Close fights with some of the best fighters at LW.
 
#9 ·
I'm actually more interested in Overeem fighting. I want to see Rashad fight too.

I'm not to excited about the Edgar fight because Frankie Edgar seems to fight in a way that he hopes to win by just "out-pointing" the other guy. If the fight has good pace and Aldo does some crazy finish I will be happy tho.
 
#12 ·
I agree that Frankie is the true lightweight champ. He won the rematch with Bendo. I also agree the Edger vs Aldo fight isn't getting enough attention.

I'm excited to see it though.
 
#15 ·
Honestly I just found out now Frankie is fighting Aldo, I knew they were going to fight, no clue it was going to be so soon.

In either case, this card is pretty stacked and I'm surprised it's not being talked about more, pretty weird...it's Overeem's come back fight after beating Brock, it features Aldo and Frankie, and Rashad's coming back from fighting the champ. I just realized Fitch is fighting Maia too, this is going to be an amazing match as well.
 
#19 ·
I would definitely agree, this is a great fight, one of my top 3 most anticipated fights of the year so far, although that's probably because I want to see Edgar get knocked out. Less controversy that way. :p

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#20 ·
Absolutely. I'm a bit disappointed. I was really hoping for some Prime time shows or some weekly training blogs etc.

It's a MASSIVE fight. Kinda sucks it's not getting crazy publicity or the extra mile.
 
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