Urijah Faber thinks he or Chad Mendes should fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 153
Hot on the heels of the disappointing announcement that Jose Aldo will indeed miss the UFC 153 headlining bout with Frankie Edgar, it appears that two new potential opponents have arisen from the fray. Team Alpha Male Leader Urijah Faber has spoken out on Twitter, calling for either he or his teammate Chad Mendes, who spoke up as well, to be the man to replace Featherweight champ Aldo:
Weighed 158 yest“@thesensation82: @danawhite edgar v @urijahfaber for Interim belt? I’m sure the Cali kid wouldn’t mind stepping up weight.”
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) September 11, 2012
U know I’m in for a good fight, I’m sure @chadmendes wld b eager 4 that fight@danawhite @ufc @mmainc @mikemmainc sucks 4 @josealdojunior
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) September 11, 2012
Let’s make it for the interim title and IM IN!!
— chad mendes (@chadmendes) September 11, 2012
Do you think either of these would be a good fight to make? Faber has been on a snide of late in big fights, and we all know what happened to Chad Mendes when he faced off against Aldo in Brazil last January. One thing is for certain, the injuries plaguing UFC cards have become epidemic, and are starting to get ridiculous. Aldo versus Edgar was a huge bout, a long-awaited one, but Edgar-Faber or Edgar-Mendes are hardly event-headlining blockbusters. Will we see an Interim championship created at 145 lbs.?
Further Reading: Jose Aldo out of UFC 153 bout with Frankie Edgar due to injury
