Frankie Edgar, perhaps the UFC's most unappreciated star, is chasing history

LAS VEGAS – When Frankie Edgar bounds into the Octagon on Saturday to challenge Jose Aldo for the featherweight title in the main event of UFC 156 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, it will be nearly six years to the day since he made his debut with the company.

And yet, despite all the wins, despite all the great fights, despite rocketing up the UFC record book, Edgar still seems to be perhaps the most unappreciated star in the game. 

Frankie Edgar hopes to have his arms raised after his seventh straight UFC title fight. He defeated the highly regarded Tyson Griffin in his UFC debut on Feb. 3, 2007, winning Fight of the Night honors in the process, and has been one of the company's elite fighters ever since.

Edgar fought a legendary trilogy against Gray Maynard, but his fight with Aldo may turn out to be the most significant challenge he's faced.

Maynard is a wrestler whose nickname of "The Bully" is an apt description of his fighting style. He's usually able to bully opponents into position with his wrestling.

But when he went to Brazil to train with Aldo last year, he experienced an entirely different story. During practice, he shot on Aldo and went for a double leg takedown. He pushed Aldo back up against the cage.

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(Source: Yahoo! Sport, Jan 31, 2013)