UFC 136: Edgar Needs To Win, Florian After Aldo’s Title

UFC 136: Edgar against the only man that has defeated him
UFC 125 was a decisive moment in the career of Gray Maynard, as he was finally given the chance of fighting for the Lightweight Championship against Frankie Edgar, the current champion. After an outstanding bout that ended in a draw, Dana White had decided to give Anthony Pettis the chance of going for the belt, but after news from UFC vice president Craig Borsari about Maynard been quite upset about not having a second opportunity against Edgar, White decided to give Gray a next shot at UFC 136, which will be taking place on October 8 at Toyota Center in Houston.

Sure, Edgar is the current champ, but Maynard defeated him back in 2008 (the only loss in the career of the New Jersey native), and since Edgar couldn’t prove that he was the better of the two at UFC 125, it is clear that is the one that will lose the most if he cannot come up with the victory, as it will mean the second overall loss in his record, and provided by the same man.

Florian in search of his first tile
Kenny Florian is a fighter that has a lot to lose if he is defeated by Jose Aldo, the current Featherweight Champion, as he wants to get another shot at fighting for the Lightweight title, a chance he missed when he lost to current championship contender Gray Maynard back at UFC 118 in a title eliminator.

Florian was defeated by BJ Penn back at UFC 101, and since Aldo is a better striker than Penn, he is favored in this area, but Florian is great with the elbows, and might surely try to do some severe cuts on Aldo in an attempt to end the fight.

Stann with little chances against Sonnen
Chael Sonnen lost his chance of a re-match to Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title after his loss to the Brazilian at UFC 117 due to testing positive to high levels of testosterone, and after a year of suspension, the Oregon native is ready to prove that he is still as competitive as any other fighter out there by facing Brian Stann at the co-main event of UFC 136. In despite of been a former WEC champion, Stann has little chances of winning a fight that it looks like it was created as a comeback for Sonnen and a chance for the Sonnen to continue to build his profile.