Frankie Edgar, Urijah Faber to headline UFC Fight Night in Manila

11 February 2015 at 10:36 pm

Frankie Edgar, Urijah Faber to headline UFC Fight Night in Manila

A five-round featherweight battle between Frankie “The Answer” Edgar and Urijah “The California Kid” Faber will be the main event of the much-anticipated arrival of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Philippines.

Edgar (18-4-1), the former UFC lightweight champion and current number 1 ranked contender in the featherweight division, in currently on a three-fight winning streak.

After losing three straight decisions, twice to Benson Henderson and once to Jose Aldo, Edgar bounced back with wins over Charles Oliveira, BJ Penn, and Cub Swanson.

Faber on the other hand is coming off victories over Alex Caceres and Francisco Rivera, both by submission. He is currently ranked third in the bantamweight division. However, since his good friend TJ Dillashaw is the reigning champion in the division, Faber decided to go back to move up and fight Edgar.

Dec 6, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Urijah Faber (red) submits Francisco Rivera (blue) during UFC 181 at Madalay Bay Events Center. Faber won via second round submission. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

The winner of Edgar-Faber could be the next challenger for the UFC featherweight title which will be up for grabs as reigning champion Jose Aldo defends the title against the popular Conor McGregor.

No other bouts were announced but the Roldan Sangcha-an and Mark Eddiva of Team Lakay who are currently under a UFC contract are expected to be in the fight card. Roldan Sangcha-an (4-1-0) is rumored to fight Jon Delos Santos (7-4-0) of Guam.

Tickets will go on sale on March 13 through SM Tickets.

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