NEW YORK — Frankie Edgar's long and illustrious UFC career came to an ignominious end on Saturday at Madison Square Garden when he was knocked out by a leaping knee from Chris Gutierrez at 2:01 of the first on the main card of UFC 281.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: Chris Gutierrez knocks out Frankie Edgar in a lightweight bout during the UFC 281 event at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2022 in New York City. NEW YORK — Frankie Edgar's long and illustrious UFC career came to an ignominious end on Saturday at Madison Square Garden when he was knocked out by a leaping knee from Chris Gutierrez at 2:01 of the first on the main card ofEdgar hadn’t landed anything of note as he looked for an opening.
Edgar was far too small for the lightweight division and would routinely give up 15 or more pounds on fight night. He eventually gave in to the pleas from his team and fans and moved to featherweight and then bantamweight. He was 15-1-1 after defeating Gray Maynard at UFC 136 in Houston on Oct. 8, 2011. He went 9-10 the rest of the way but fought the greatest fighters of his era.
When he was knocked out Saturday, there was an eerie hush over the sellout crowd. There was none of the buzz that usually follows a spectacular knockout. When Edgar was helped to a stool, Gutierrez went over, knelt in front of him and expressed his respect for several moments. MMA rarely comes with happy endings. This one hurt, all the respect in the world for Frankie and his career.
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