Frankie Edgar’s last UFC appearance come in November 2022. |
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Frankie
Edgar will return to combat sports for the first time in nearly
three years this fall.
The former
UFC lightweight champion is coming out of retirement to face
Jimmie
Rivera at BKFC 82 on Oct. 4 at the Prudential Center in Newark,
New Jersey. Ariel Helwani first reported the bout on social media Monday night.
Edgar’s BKFC debut must still be approved by the New Jersey State
Athletic Control Board.
Edgar Compiled a Notable UFC Victory List
A native of Toms River, N.J., Edgar last competed at UFC 281, where
he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Chris
Gutierrez in a bantamweight bout in November 2022. “The Answer”
also competed at lightweight and featherweight during his 28-bout
UFC tenure. He earned notable victories over the likes of B.J. Penn,
Gray
Maynard, Sean Sherk,
Charles
Oliveira, Cub Swanson,
Urijah
Faber, Chad Mendes
and Yair
Rodriguez during his Octagon career.
Rivera, meanwhile, hasn’t competed in the UFC since 2021, but he
has compiled a 2-2-1 record under the BKFC banner in recent years.
His most recent appearance come in November 2024, when he dropped a
unanimous decision to Kai
Stewart.
BKFC 82 is headlined by a clash between Mike Perry
and Jeremy
Stephens.