Frankie Edgar wants champ Jose Aldo in April's UFC on FOX 15 headliner

Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar

Following his win this past weekend in UFC Fight Night 57, Frankie Edgar said he deserves the next shot at featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Now, he’s pushing a proposed date, too.

Soon after earning a dominant fifth-round submission victory over contender Cub Swanson, Edgar (18-4-1 MMA, 12-4-1 UFC) said he deserved the next shot at Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) over other contenders, including Conor McGregor.

“It should be me, based on my performance, based on what I’ve done in my career; it should be me,” Edgar told MMAjunkie after his FOX Sports 1-televised win at Austin, Texas’ Frank Erwin Center. “I’m here to stay. I’m coming. I’m not going to be an easy fight for anybody, I guarantee that.”

Edgar continued his campaign on Monday evening. As he suggested in Saturday’s post-fight press conference, the former lightweight champion wants to meet Aldo in the headliner of the recently announced UFC on FOX 15 event, which takes place April 18 at Newark, N.J.’s Prudential Center.

He directed his request to UFC officials (via Twitter):

With his win, Edgar is now 3-0 since a featherweight-debut loss to Aldo in early 2012, and he’ll move to the No. 4 slot in the new USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA featherweight rankings later today.

However, one potential hangup to getting his potential rematch is McGregor (16-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who’s been told he’ll get a title shot if he beats Dennis Siver (22-9 MMA, 11-6 UFC) on Jan. 18 at UFC Fight Night 59.

Although getting the UFC to book a champ for a network-televised event rather than a pay-per-view show would be tough, Edgar also knows it could be even tougher to convince officials to put off a potentially lucrative bout between champ Aldo and the fast-rising and big-talking McGregor.

“I don’t know if I’d be angry,” he said. “I’d be disappointed, but I wouldn’t be a baby about it. What can I do? Just put my head down, go back in the gym and earn another shot. That’s all I can do.”

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