They ushered the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight division out of the B.J. Penn era and helped clear a path for the next generation.
Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard confronted one another three times between April 2, 2008 and Oct. 8, 2011, as their action-packed rivalry thrilled the masses and determined the direction of the 155-pound weight class. Perhaps it was fitting that their head-to-head series wrapped at 1-1-1. Now more than a decade removed from their final encounter, the two men remain interminably linked by what took place between them inside the cage.