- Yves Edwards
died=
fightingfrom=Woodlands, Texas
hometown=Nassau, Bahamas
fightteam=American Top Team
title=Fight Finder: Yves Edwards
year=2007
accessdate=2007-08-15
publisher=Sherdog
fightstyle=Thugjitsu
wins=34
losses=14
draws=1
ko=13
submissions=14
nocontest=0|Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born
September 30 ,1976 ) is a Bahamian professionalmixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is known for his fights as a lightweight in organizations such as theUFC ,PRIDE ,BodogFIGHT , andEliteXC .He holds notible wins over
Rich Clementi ,Josh Thomson ,Dokonjonosuke Mishima andHermes Franca (Twice)Biography
Edwards was born on the island of
New Providence in theBahamas , moving toHouston ,Texas in his teens.Fact|date=November 2007Martial arts background & training regimen
Yves Edwards is the the founder of a fighting style called Thug-Jitsu. Edwards began training in traditional
karate in his youth, moving on tokung fu before eventually taking up mixed martial arts.Fact|date=November 2007 This also led him toMuay Thai in order to improve his stand-up.Fact|date=November 2007Like many aspiring martial artists, Edwards cites
Hong Kong cinema as a formative influence:::“I’ve always liked the old Hong Kong flicks, and I was a big comic book fan: you know the superheroes, they were always big in my mind. Anything that will make me physically better than the average person, and teach me to do things that the average person can’t do, I was game for it.” [http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-yves_edwards.htm]
Based in Houston since his teens, Edwards says he learned some grappling on a trip back home to the Bahamas at the age of seventeen, although “it wasn’t as technical as it should have been, but it was better than not getting anything.” [http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-yves_edwards.htm]
He is a well-rounded fighter, with a strong boxing background [http://www.mmaringreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=253&Itemid=53] , having also trained with Lewis Wood, a #6 WBA featherweight boxer. This is in addition to his experience in Muay Thai and
Brazilian jiu-jitsu , of which he says “I’ve never worn a gi cause I’ve always been competing” [http://www.mmaringreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=253&Itemid=53] .At UFC 49, Edwards knocked out Josh Thomson by way of spectacular head-kick. After the fight, commentator Mike Goldberg announced: "I will say right now, this kick has replaced Pete Williams on Mark Coleman as the greatest knockout due to a kick in UFC history."
Yves Edwards is now training with American Top Team and is focused on getting back to the top of the 155 pound division. [http://www.mmadiscussions.com/2008/02/13/yves-edwards/]
Yves recently lost to Elite-XC Lightweight champion K.J. Noons via knockout in the first round.
Mixed martial arts record
References
* [http://www.thugjitsu.com Yves Edward’s Official Site]
* [http://www.mmaringreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=253&Itemid=53 MMA Ringreport]
* [http://www.mmadiscussions.com/2008/02/13/yves-edwards/ Yves Edward’s on MMA Discussions]
* [http://www.scrapplesandwich.com/shows Interview with Yves Edwards on Oct 8th, 2008]External links
*Sherdog|id=344|name=Yves Edwards
* [http://www.prideofficial.com/free/fighters/details/1090423198.html PRIDE profile]
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.allfighters UFC profile]
* [http://www.revolutiondojo.com Revolution Dojo]
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