There's little chance Frank Edgar is going to get cocky anytime soon. Sure, the UFC lightweight champ is closing out a year where he beat the legendary B.J. Penn two times, but he's still trying to satisfy a lot of doubters. Many say Edgar is too small for the division and others believe Penn was simply unmotivated in 2010 and used a horrible gameplan against Frankie. There's also that one loss on his record back in 2008.
Edgar (13-1) was overpowered at times by Gray Maynard in their fight at Ultimate Fight Night 13. Maynard took a unanimous decision, handing Edgar his first and only career defeat.
Maynard (10-0) is still the bigger fighter with more powerful takedowns. He's a solid favorite in Las Vegas and offshore. Who's added more to their game in the last 32 months? Damon Martin from MMAWeekly.com and Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio.com join me to pick the fight based on the odds.
UFC 125 betting odds:
Official plays in bold
Gray Maynard (-145) vs. Frank Edgar (+115) -- UFC lightweight championship
Brian Stann (+140) vs. Chris Leben (-170) -- Middleweight
Brandon Vera (+115) vs. Thiago Silva (-145) -- Light heavyweight
Dong Hyun Kim (-130) vs. Nate Diaz (+100) -- Welterweight
Clay Guida (-150) vs. Takanori Gomi (+120) -- Lightweight
Marcus Davis (+190) vs. Jeremy Stephens (-250) -- Lightweight
Brad Tavares (-210) vs. Phil Baroni (+170) -- Middleweight
Mike Brown (-265) vs. Diego Nuñes (+205) -- Featherweight
Josh Grispi (-290) vs. Dustin Poirier (+230) -- Featherweight
Antonio McKee (-250) vs. Jacob Volkmann (+190) -- Lightweight
Greg Soto (-125) vs. Daniel Roberts (-105) -- Welterweight
Here are the straight picks from the entire Yahoo! Sports MMA crew
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