Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar returned to action in Saturday night’s UFC 222 co-main event against surging prospect Brian Ortega.
While many pegged the future hall-of-famer as an easy pick to win the night’s bout, Brian Ortega proved formidable when he extended his undefeated streak with a first round knockout over Frankie.
The world was shocked by the outcome, as Edgar has never lot via stoppage in his entire storied career.
Now, “The Answer” has broken his silence with his thoughts on Saturday night.
Check it out:
Saturday did not go as planned, congrats to Ortega he definitely got me with some good ones. Thanks to all my peers, my team, my friends, and my fans for their nice words, they don’t go unnoticed. All I can do now is dust myself off and get ready to put it all on the line again.
Saturday did not go as planned, congrats to Ortega he definitely got me with some good ones. Thanks to all my peers, my team, my friends, and my fans for their nice words, they don't go unnoticed. All I can do now is dust myself off and get ready to put it all on the line again.
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) March 5, 2018
Here’s some more highlights and photos from Saturday’s UFC 222 co-main event.
UFC 222 bonuses: Brian Ortega rewarded for massive KO of Frankie Edgar https://t.co/htXIVxKd4x pic.twitter.com/OHvmnLtekZ
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) March 4, 2018
UFC 222 results: Brian Ortega becomes first fighter to finish Frankie Edgar (@davedoylemma) https://t.co/tfkauaD8y8 pic.twitter.com/SmTVbicJRh
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) March 4, 2018
OH MY LORD!!!!@BrianTCity becomes the FIRST MAN to finish Edgar!!!!! WOW!!!!! #UFC222 pic.twitter.com/el22yunJJg
— UFC (@ufc) March 4, 2018