Frankie Edgar has already already announced that his next fight will be at bantamweight; however, it appears there's at least one matchup that's intriguing enough for him to return to the lightweight division: Conor McGregor.
Speaking to ESPN's Brett Okamoto earlier this week, the former lightweight champion and three-time featherweight title contender addressed the rumors he has heard thorugh "multiple channels" that Conor McGregor wants to fight him upon his return to the UFC.
"I told him I want to fight him. I told the UFC I want to fight him. But honestly, I don't think the UFC wants that fight. I don't know whether they don't want it because they don't want him to lose to me or they don't think they can build it. I don't know what it is. But ultimately, I think it's up to him. I think if he forces it, it could happen. The ball is in his court. He can make the call. Conor, if you want to do this, let's do it, baby."
McGregor did bring up Frankie Edgar's name as a possible opponent back in August during an interview with ESPN's Ariel Helwani. The former double champion said he'd be a great opponent to face in preparation for a rematch against the current UFC lightweight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Edgar added:
"It's a great fight. He's coming off a couple losses, really. He needs a win. Listen, I felt like all the s--- he's [dealing with], throwing the phone, hitting [the] dude. He's gotten a lot of bad press. Come in and fight me, I'm not gonna talk no junk. Get a clean bill of health after me. Maybe it'll bring up his morale in a sense. Maybe that's what he's thinking, I don't know. No matter what it's gonna be a great fight. He's f---in' gonna sell it. I'm not gonna let him talk too much s---. I've gotta say something back. We'll get it going."
Edgar (23-7-1) is coming of a featherweight title loss to Max Holloway at UFC 240 in July. Prior to the loss, he had won three of his past four fights in the division, but he seemed keen on moving down to bantamweight. McGregor, on the other hand, hasn't fought since his title loss to Khabib Nuromagomedov back in October 2018 at UFC 229. You have to go allt he way back to November 2016 for his last win, which was against Eddie Alvarez.
Would you want to see Conor McGregor return to the UFC in a fight against Frankie Edgar?