MMA Fighting · May 14, 2020
Edson Barboza cutting down to featherweight because ‘it was getting boring’ at lightweight
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Edson Barboza is cutting down to 145 pounds for the first time in his MMA career at UFC on ESPN 8.Edson Barboza’s move to featherweight is not a one-time trial to see how he feels. One of the top-ranked lightweights in the UFC for many years, the Brazilian is going after the 145-pound gold.
Barboza announced his decision to drop a weight class in late 2019, and his debut will finally go down when he faces Dan Ige at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 8 card in Jacksonville, Fla.
Barboza was briefly linked to a fight with Josh Emmett that never came to fruition, but doesn’t see much different between Emmett and Ige “because they are both excellent athletes.”