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Frankie Edgar's move to bantamweight pays off in split decision win over Pedro Munhoz

LAS VEGAS — Frankie Edgar proved Saturday that he ain’t done yet.

Fighting in the proper weight class for the first time against a man his own size in who knows how long — maybe junior high — the former lightweight champion made his bantamweight debut in style.

He survived a brutal battle with Pedro Munhoz, winning a split decision in his bantamweight debut. Judges had it 48-47 twice for Edgar and 49-46 for Munhoz. Yahoo Sports scored it 48-47 for Munhoz.

Win or lose, though, the bout proved that rumors of Edgar’s demise as an elite mixed martial artist had been greatly exaggerated.