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Frankie Edgar Targets Retirement Fight at Madison Square Garden

If all goes as planned, Frankie Edgar could be the latest notable to call it quits from mixed martial arts this year.

The former UFC lightweight champion told ESPN that he plans to retire after one more Octagon appearance in 2022. Ideally, that would be at Madison Square Garden in New York. While the promotion hasn’t formally announced an event at the celebrated venue, UFC 281 will reportedly take place at MSG on Nov. 12.

“I think that would be cool,” Edgar said. “It would be a pretty cool sendoff at Madison Square Garden, it’s pretty much in my backyard.