— Alex Jankowski
At UFC 118 Saturday night in Boston, lightweight champion and Toms River, N.J., native Frankie Edgar successfully defended his crown against challenger BJ Penn by way of a three-way unanimous 50-45 decision.
Edgar, who first took the title from Penn four months ago, dominated all five rounds with lightning quick takedowns and a never-ending supply of energy. The lightweight champion of the world also spends his time as the coach for the Rutgers Club wrestling team and now owns an MMA record of 13-1.
“I’m kind of speechless to be honest. If you can imagine that,” said head wrestling coach Scott Goodale via text from his ringside seat at the TD Garden in Boston. “He deserves every bit of it. What a performance.”
Goodale also mentioned that Edgar arrived to the arena decked out in Rutgers wrestling apparel.
“This dude is the best thing to happen for RU,” Goodale said.
After the fight was over, Edgar took the microphone from Joe Rogan and gave a shout out to Toms River before thanking God, his training crew, his family and the city of Boston.
Up next for Edgar will be undefeated Gray Maynard, who won his earlier bout today against Boston native Kenny Florian. Maynard is the only fighter to defeat Edgar thus far.
