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Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard II official for UFC 125 on Jan. 1 in Las Vegas

One final hurdle remains for Frankie Edgar if he hopes to silence the last of the doubters.

The reigning UFC Lightweight Champion will get his long overdue rematch with Gray Maynard, as the two 155-pound standouts hook ‘em up for a second time at UFC 125 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Jan. 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the promotion announced today.

And this time it’s for the title.

“The Answer” shocked the world (again) when he defeated BJ Penn for a second time this year at UFC 118 in the promotion’s Boston debut back in August. The Toms River native claimed “The Prodigy’s” belt when they first met at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi last March.

Edgar holds but one loss on his stellar record, and it just so happens to be against his new challenger to the 155-pound throne, Gray Maynard.

“The Bully” earned his title shot on the same night Edgar dominated Penn in “Beantown,” claiming a convincing unanimous decision win over Kenny Florian.

Maynard to this day remains undefeated at 10-0. With a unanimous decision victory over the current champ at UFC Fight Night 13 back in 2008, one has to imagine that confidence is something that Maynard won’t be lacking come New Year’s Day.

But will it be enough to overcome Edgar 2.0?

UFC 125, recently announced via the website’s “Ultimate Insider,” will feature a super-sized showdown between Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson as both heavyweights try to get back into the 265-pound title hunt.

Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann and Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera are also expected to be announced for the Jan. 1 pay-per-view in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more updates to this still-developing fight card.

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This entry was written by Jesse Holland, posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:11 am, filed under All The Rest and tagged Mixed Martial Arts, News, UFC. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

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