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Semula, Edgar dijadwalkan bertanding melawan juara kelas kelas bulu UFC, Max Holloway, pada UFC 222.
Namun, pertandingan perebutan gelar juara tersebut batal digelar karena Holloway mendapat cedera kaki sehingga mengundurkan diri.
(Baca Juga: Balas Ronda Rousey ke WWE, Presiden UFC Indikasikan Comebacknya Brock Lesnar ke Octagon)
Alhasil, status Frankie Edgar sebagai penantang juara pun jatuh ke tangan Brian Ortega.
Berikut hasil lengkap pertandingan UFC 222 yang digelar Sabtu (3/3/2018) waktu Amerika Serikat.
Main Card
Cris Cyborg (c) def. Yana Kunitskaya
Brian Ortega def. Frankie Edgar
Sean O'Malley def. Andre Soukhamthath
Andrei Arlovski def. Stefan Struve
Ketlen Viera def. Cat Zinganov
Preliminary Card
Mackenzie Dern def. Ashley Yoder
Alexander Hernandez def. Beneil Dariush
John Dodson def. Pedro Munhoz
C. B. Dollaway - Hector Lombard (DQ)
Early Preliminary Card
Zak Ottow def. Mike Pyle
Cody Stamann def. Bryan Caraway
Jordan Johnson def. Adam Milstead
*def=defeat=mengalahkan
**DQ=disqualified=didiskualifikasi