UFC, BKFC and Frankie Edgar
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Edgar, 43, is expected to face fellow UFC veteran Jimmie Rivera at a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships event Oct. 4 in his home state of New Jersey. Conor McGregor, a partial owner of BKFC, posted the news to his social media after an initial report by Uncrowned. Edgar's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, also confirmed the news.
After nearly three years away, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is coming out of retirement, but not to re-enter the Octagon. Edgar, 43, will make his combat sports return and his bare-knuckle debut at BKFC 82, where he will take on fellow UFC veteran Jimmie Rivera, Ariel Helwani reported.