Frankie Edgar Releases Statement After UFC Busan: ‘Time to Cut This Damn Hair’

When the promotion needed someone to step in and save the UFC Fight Night 165 headliner, Frankie Edgar was ready to to take the call.

Despite having his bantamweight debut already booked next month, “The Answer” had no qualms replacing the injured Brian Ortega against Chan Sung Jung in Saturday’s featherweight headliner at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea. Unfortunately for Edgar, there would be no storybook ending, as he was dominated by “The Korean Zombie” en route to a technical knockout loss at the 3:18 mark of Round 1.

As always, Edgar was classy in defeat, and he also showed a sense of humor regarding the hairstyle he sported in the Octagon against Jung.

“Well not what I had planned coming out here to South Korea, but win like a man and lose like one too,” Edgar wrote on Twitter. “Hats off to the [Korean Zombie] on a great performance. I think it may be time to cut this damn hair. Thank you to my family, team, and fans for the love and support.”

Well not what I had planned coming out here to South Korea, but win like a man and lose like one too. Hats off to the @KoreanZombie on a great performance. I think it may be time to cut this damn hair. Thank you to my family, team, and fans for the love and support. #Fe

— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) December 21, 2019

Edgar didn’t offer any insight regarding a proposed 135-pound clash with Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night 166 in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 25. However, Edgar was rocked and dropped by Jung and absorbed a lot of punishment in defeat, so it seems unlikely that he would be ready to compete in another month.

Edgar has lost three of his last four UFC appearances dating back to March 2018.