Coach: Frankie Edgar is a ‘true 135-pound fighter’, open to title shot

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Following Frankie Edgar’s loss to Jose Aldo at UFC 200, many have suggested ‘The Answer’ should drop down to the bantamweight division to challenge Dominick Cruz for the title.

UFC 200 was almost a Deja Vu of UFC 156, as Edgar lost in similar fashion to ‘Scarface’ on both occasions and came up short on becoming a two-division world champion.

The former lightweight champion has been considered undersized for most his career — even at featherweight — and his longtime coach Mark Henry revealed that Edgar is a ‘true 135er’.

“I think that people still don’t realize — like Marlon (Moraes), he’s a …

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