Chael Sonnen has been known to weigh in on the subject of the career of fighters. The former UFC title challenger recently spoke about Frankie Edgar and what could be next for him.

Chael Sonnen disagrees with many people calling for Frankie Edgar to retire. He believes Edgar was having an excellent performance at UFC 268.

“Frankie won every bit of that fight,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “Frankie won every exchange, every round, and every minute of that fight. He lost one second of it – one second, and boom: kicked in the mouth, falls down, fight gets stopped. That’s a hard way to go out. Frankie definitely proved to us he could still do this.

“He definitely proved to us he still trains, he’s still in great shape, he’s got the speed, he’s got the power, he’s got the range. His boxing was on point digging to the body. Frankie looked great. He lost one second. We don’t know if we’re going to see a future Hall of Famer, a former champion of the world again because he lost one second of a 13 and a half minute fight? Man, that’s tough.”

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Chael Sonnen certainly hopes this isn't the end for the former UFC lightweight champion. Although at 40 it could be time for Frankie Edgar to talk about it.

“Very tough conversation: Are we there yet with Frankie?” Sonnen said. “I hope not. I do have a hard time answering the second part of the question: If this isn’t it for Frankie, I must also be able to submit for you then, what is next? I’ve never felt that Frankie, my favorite fighter, has done a very good job of steering his career. He does not get the game – he does not play the media.

“He is a blue collar, straight-up competitor. Shake hands before, shake hands after, walk away and live with the result. That’s the wrestler in him. I hope he breaks from that ideology because nobody can answer the question of what is next for Frankie, what should be next for Frankie, what makes sense to keep Frankie around and have him go out and try one more time, better than Frankie.”

It will be interesting to see what direction UFC legend Frankie Edgar goes next. Many people agree with Chael Sonnen's take on the situation.