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Jose Aldo, of Rio de Janeiro, left, trades punches with Frankie Edgar during their UFC 156 featherweight mixed martial arts title match, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Aldo won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
Jose Aldo, of Rio de Janeiro, left, trades punches with Frankie Edgar during their UFC 156 featherweight mixed martial arts title match, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Aldo won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)Eric Jamison/Associated Press

Frankie Edgar Wants Jose Aldo Rematch at UFC on Fox 15 in Newark This April

John HeinisNov 25, 2014

UFC featherweight contender Frankie "The Answer" Edgar believes he's earned another crack at champion Jose Aldo after one of the best performances of his career, and he wasn't shy about letting his bosses know how he feels. 

Following an essentially flawless performance Saturday against fellow contender Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 57, The Answera New Jersey nativetold UFC President Dana White and UFC Chairman/CEO Lorenzo Fertitta he wants Aldo on his home turf this spring. 

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Frankie edgar vs jose aldo @ufc@UFCONFOX April 18 main event in my backyard @danawhite@lorenzofertitta how does that sound?

Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) November 25, 2014

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One of the most distinguished lightweights in company history, Edgarwho notoriously cut little to no weight to make 155 poundsdecided to finally make the drop to featherweight after two straight losses to Benson Henderson in 2012. 

While his debut at 145 didn't go as planned, losing a hard-fought decision to Aldo at UFC 156 in February 2013, the highly touted grappler has rebounded with three definitive victories in a row. 

His third fight against BJ Penn in July was a brutal, bloody affair that ended with a TKO in Round 3 (the first time Penn had been finished with strikes in his career), and his matchup with Swanson was largely the same. 

The key difference was that Edgar locked up a neck crank with just four seconds remaining in their 25-minute affair, scoring the latest submission victory in UFC history. 

While Edgar, the No. 2 featherweight in the UFC's official rankings, has made a solid case for another title shot, Irish sensation Conor McGregor's charisma and winning ways may cause him to leapfrog Edgar. 

McGregor is currently riding a 12-fight win streak, including a 4-0 mark inside the Octagon, and is widely regarded as the next title challenger at 145 if he can defeat Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 59 in January.

UFC on Fox 15 takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and as of this writing, neither White or Fertitta responded to Edgar's tweet. 

John Heinis is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA editor for eDraft.com.

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