Frankie
Edgar was introduced as the primary
UFC Corridor of Fame inductee for the category of 2024 on Saturday
night time.
Edgar was in attendance at UFC 297
on the Scotiabank Area in Toronto, the place he was greeted with the
shock announcement. The previous UFC light-weight champ was seen
wiping away tears as the entire area gave him a standing
ovation.
“Frankie Edgar is without doubt one of the biggest athletes in UFC historical past,” UFC
CEO Dana White mentioned in a press launch. “Frankie had a tremendous
profession and persistently fought the very best athletes on this planet
throughout a number of weight lessons for greater than 15 years. He’s a
legend, and it will likely be an honor to induct him into the UFC Corridor of
Fame as a part of Worldwide Combat Week this summer time.”
Edgar’s induction ceremony will happen through the Worldwide
Combat Week this summer time in Las Vegas and shall be streamed reside on
UFC Combat Go. Edgar shall be inducted as a part of the UFC Corridor of
Fame “Trendy Period” which incorporates athletes who turned professional on or
after Nov. 17, 2000 (when the primary UFC occasion beneath the unified
guidelines of MMA was held), are a minimal age of 35 or who’ve been
retired for one 12 months or extra.
Edgar made his professional debut in 2005 and went undefeated in his first
9 outings, together with three within the UFC. “The Reply” suffered his
first professional loss in opposition to Grey
Maynard in 2008, starting an iconic rivalry which ended 1-1-1
— with the second combat being scored a draw.
Edgar held the UFC light-weight title from 2010 to 2012, defeating
the legendary B.J. Penn twice.
The 42-year-old has notched wins over the likes of Cub Swanson,
Urijah
Faber, Charles
Oliveira, and Yair
Rodriguez in a profession spanning 17 years. The fan-favorite
retired after a loss in opposition to Chris
Gutierrez on the Madsion Sq. Backyard in New York in November
2022.
