Frankie Edgar, 43, is set to face Jimmie Rivera at BKFC on October 4 in New Jersey, a comeback many fans believe is a dangerous mistake.
Frankie Edgar, the 43-year-old UFC Hall-of-Famer who retired from the UFC in 2022 is making a comeback to combat sports.
On Monday, the Uncrowned’s Ariel Helwani reported the news: Edgar is unretiring and set to compete in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 4 in his hometown of New Jersey. To put it plainly, it seems that almost everyone besides Edgar believes this is a bad idea.
Edgar will be facing another former UFC fighter in Jimmie Rivera on the card set for the Prudential Center. The only thing standing between Edgar and this comeback appears to be a passing grade from the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board.
Edgar’s return will take place on a high-profile BKFC card headlined by Mike Perry vs. Jeremy Stephens for the promotion’s “King of Violence” title. The event is expected to be one of the company’s biggest of 2025.
The move has Edgar back into the spotlight almost three years after he left his gloves in the Octagon. He had taken a series of losses via savage knockout. It seemed the definitive nature of those losses pushed him to walk away from fighting.
