Frank Edgar

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name = Frankie Edgar
| nick = The Answer
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weight = convert|155|lb|kg|abbr=on
birthdate = birth date and age|year=1981|month=10|day=16
nationality = American
fightingfrom = Toms River, New Jersey
hometown =
fightstyle = Wrestling
wins = 9
losses = 1
draws = 0
ko = 2
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submissions = 2

Frank James Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Toms River, New Jersey.

Edgar won his first fight with only a couple weeks of training and his wrestling background.Edgar wrestled at Toms River High School East, making it to the New Jersey state championship tournament on two occasions. He continued wrestling at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, where he qualified for the nationals all four years there. [Feitl, Steve. [http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071115/SPORTS01/711150311/1002/sports "BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Frank Edgar part of fight card in UFC's return to New Jersey"] , "Home News Tribune", November 15, 2007. Accessed December 28, 2007. "After an accomplished wrestling career — one that saw him place twice at states while at Toms River High School East and qualify for nationals all four years as an All-American at Clarion University in Pennsylvania — Edgar chose to train for the combat sport that merges numerous disciplines from wrestling to jiu-jitsu to kickboxing."] Edgar has been most noticeably trained and cornered by Rob Guarino of Rhino Fight Team.

Edgar has one loss in his mixed martial arts career, which includes a unanimous decision win over Tyson Griffin in his debut UFC fight at "UFC 67". In his UFC debut, his excellent boxing and wrestling skills combined with his refusal to tap out during a particularly deep knee bar allowed him to defeat the exceptionally strong Tyson Griffin in a close decision. Edgar's last fight on PPV was against American fighter Spencer Fisher at "UFC 78", whom he defeated via Unanimous Decision. On April 2, 2008 Edgar lost by unanimous decision to Gray Maynard. Edgar won his next fight against Hermes Franca on July 19th at "" via unanimous decision.

Edgar is also an assistant coach for the Rutgers University wrestling team. He is also currently the only MMA fighter to have beaten Tyson Griffin as of yet, in a close unanimous decision.

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Mixed martial arts record

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wins=9
losses=1
ko-wins=2
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sub-wins=2
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dec-wins=5
dec-losses=1

References

External links

* [http://www.frankedgar.com Official Website]
* [http://www.EliteWrestling.net Wrestling Training Center]
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* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=521 UFC profile]
* [http://mmafighting.com/interviews/2007/frank_edgar_pre_ufc_78.html Frank Edgar Interview: A man that lets his actions do the talking]