Frankie Edgar Not Ruling Out Run at Bantamweight

Frankie Edgar spoke (via MMAjunkie) about his fight with Jose Aldo at UFC 200. Some highlights are below:

On a potential drop to bantamweight: “I don’t want to get ahead of myself. It seems whatever weight class I go to, people are telling me to go to a lower one. I want to make sure I get this 145-pound belt back first. Then we’ll see. It’s going to be tough to pass that up to be a possible three-division champion.”

On a potential fight with Conor McGregor: “Interim title isn’t the same thing, and we want that real title. If Conor ever does come back to featherweight, I’m ready. I’m going to be ready, and it’s going to be different this time, and I’m walking home with the belt. It’s the No. 1 contender belt; it’s what you call it really. But I do have a feeling Conor may never come back to 145, so in time, this belt will be the real belt.”

On finishing more fights: “I’ve definitely been trying to get the finish more and more. It’s obviously not easy fighting top-caliber guys like I do. But I’ve stopped three of the last fights, and I want to go in there and stop Aldo and not go to the judges this time around. Being a two-division champion is something I’ve been trying to do for a while since I first fought Aldo. (On) July 9, there’s going to be a two-division champion, and his name isn’t going to be Conor McGregor, either.”