From Sherdog,

A rematch of last Saturday’s UFC 112 lightweight championship tilt between Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn is looking likely for late summer or fall.

Representatives in both fighters’ camps told Sherdog.com on Tuesday that UFC officials have approached both sides to lock down a second bout between the lightweight fighters. No date or venue has been solidified yet. Edgar earned a unanimous decision over Penn at UFC 112 on April 10 in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., to become the promotion’s lightweight champion.

Edgar’s victory, which delivered Penn his first loss in the 155-pound division since 2002, did not come without controversy. Both the media and fans were split on the bout’s outcome, as the 28-year-old New Jersey fighter was awarded 50-45, 48-47 and 49-46 scores in a tight contest some thought Penn had won.

Whats good for the Brazilian geese is good for the American gander it seems. I was hoping there were going to let BJ tear up some lightweights and work his way back to the title putting on matches with guys who would never work their way to the belt to face him otherwise, Gomi, Guillard, Tyson Griffin etc. But with a fight so close and controversial a rematch was never that far fetched of a possibility.

I wonder whenever there is a close fight that gets a rematch, but was scored as a unanimous decision by the judges, is there any repercussions for the athletic commissions for getting it wrong. A unanimous decision as far as I’m concerned says that there is no question who won and that was not the case for the fight. With Doug Crosby the judge who scored the fight 50-45 in Edgars favor now trolling internet forums in defense of his decision. You have to start wondering if it was the right decision at all.

But I guess that’s the question the rematch will answer…I hope.