Edgar and Maynard Draw at UFC 125

In what was more of an exciting fight than expected, Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard fought to a draw in their lightweight title tilt at UFC 125.  In a first round reminiscent of Amir Khan's 10th round survival against Marcos Maidana, Frankie Edgar showed incredible heart and courage in surviving a brutal onslaught from Gray Maynard.  After taking a first round destruction, Edgar settled down and recovered to fight a brilliant fight and take 3 of the last 4 rounds in my opinion.  If you give Gray a 10-7 first round he should have won the fight just barely.  I think a draw is fair although I would have probably given it to Gray by a hair with that first round.  In boxing you get 12 rounds so losing one round badly isn't that bad whereas in MMA you get 3 or 5 depending on whether it is a championship fight so the judging becomes critical.  I had Edgar losing the first fight with BJ and this one with Gray so he's really relied heavily on these close fights and the judges giving him the belt.  His amazing courage in this fight really made me a fan of his.  I still think he's lost 2 of his last 3 and shouldn't have the belt.  Poor Anthony Pettis might have to wait for his UFC title shot unless Dana decides to give him a shot at Edgar regardless of the heated draw tonight.