Frankie Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American retired professional

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, who most recently competed in the

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division of the

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(UFC). Beginning his career in the

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division, Edgar captured the

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in 2010 and successfully defended it three times before losing it in 2012. Edgar then moved down to compete in the

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division, where he challenged for the

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twice and the

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once before moving down to the Bantamweight division in 2020. Edgar's background was in

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. He wrestled collegiately for the

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, where he was a four-time

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National qualifier.

Early life

Edgar was born and raised in

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'' Annese) and Frank Edgar. He wrestled at

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, making it to the New Jersey state championship tournament on three occasions, placing second as a junior and fifth as a senior. He is the oldest of 3 children and went on to compete in the NHSCA Senior Nationals, placing second before he finished high school. Edgar continued wrestling at

, where he qualified for the nationals all four years there. He is also an assistant coach for the

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wrestling team. Edgar is of predominantly Italian descent, with an Italian-born mother, stepfather and paternal grandfather, but he also has some German ancestry on his biological father's side as well.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Edgar entered his first mixed martial arts fight with only a few weeks of training outside of his wrestling background. Edgar originally trained with Rob Guarino of Rhino Fight Team, but today he is part of the

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system under

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in Hamilton, New Jersey, who is part of the

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team. Since seventh grade Edgar has wrestled with Steve Rivera at Elite Wrestling NJ in Jackson, New Jersey. His boxing trainer is Mark Henry of

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Edgar amassed a 5–0 record before trying out for season five of

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. Edgar tried out in front of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president

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and matchmaker Joe Silva, but was not selected to be on the show. However, a month later the UFC contacted Edgar and asked if he would accept a fight with fellow undefeated fighter

Tyson Griffin Tyson Lee Griffin (born April 20, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division. He competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, the RFA, and the World Series of Fighting. Background Griffin was a standout w ...

at UFC 67. Griffin caught Edgar in a deep

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at the end of the fight, but Edgar refused to tap and lasted out the remainder of the round to win by unanimous decision. The fight has been frequently rebroadcast on

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. Edgar followed up with a first-round TKO victory over

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. He made his main card debut at

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against veteran fighter

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and won via unanimous decision. Edgar suffered his first loss at

UFC Fight Night 13 ''UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 13'') was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 2, 2008, at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado, Unite ...

against

Gray Maynard Bradley Gray Maynard (born May 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Between 2008 and 2011, he competed in a noted rivalry with former UFC Lightweight ...

. This fight marked the first bout of a series. Maynard used his size and wrestling skill to overpower Edgar en route to a unanimous decision. Edgar rebounded with another Fight of the Night victory against

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at UFC Fight Night 14. Edgar then defeated former UFC Lightweight Champion

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, outworking him all three rounds to earn the unanimous decision victory over the stronger and heavier fighter. Edgar was expected to face

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on December 5, 2009, at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, but Pellegrino was forced to withdraw due to an injury.

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was named as Pellegrino's replacement, moving up from an undercard bout. After being on the defensive for most of the first round, Edgar became the aggressor in the second round by punishing Veach with strikes, Ultimately knocking Veach down with a straight right, Edgar then proceeded to take Veach's back and finishing him with a

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at 2:22 into the second round.

UFC Lightweight Champion

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, Edgar was matched against Lightweight Champion

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. After a long, back-and-forth, predominantly standing fight, the judges' scorecards were called on for a decision. The scores were (50–45, 49–46 and 48–47) in favor of Edgar. The unanimous decision win awarded him the

. 8 of 9 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Penn. On June 24, 2010,

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announced Edgar as a nominee for Best Upset of the Year at the 2010 ESPY Awards. The bout at UFC 112 was deemed close enough that Edgar's first title defense took the form of a

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rematch against Penn on August 28, 2010. Edgar defeated Penn via unanimous decision to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship, this time with no controversy after taking Penn down multiple times and out-striking him throughout all five rounds. All three judges scored the bout 50–45 for Edgar, making him the second fighter to defeat Penn in the Lightweight division (the other being

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) and the second fighter ever to beat Penn twice (the other being

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). Edgar's next title defense was against Gray Maynard, the only man to have defeated Edgar, in a rematch from UFC Fight Night 13. Maynard earned the #1 contender spot at UFC 118 with a win over

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. The bout took place on January 1, 2011, at

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, with the fight ending in a split draw (48–46 Maynard, 48–46 Edgar and 47–47). In the first round of the bout, Maynard dropped Edgar multiple times, but Edgar would survive. His fight with Maynard marks the third time in UFC history that a championship fight ended as a draw. During the UFC 125 post-fight press conference, it was announced that Edgar's next opponent would be

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, the final WEC Lightweight Champion. However, less than two hours later UFC president Dana White announced a change of plans. Edgar was then scheduled to fight Gray Maynard for the third time at

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. Dana White confirmed on May 9, 2011, that both Edgar and Maynard had sustained injuries and that their bout was pulled from event. The fight was rescheduled as the main event of

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. After a similar first round to their bout at UFC 125, Edgar won via KO at 3:54 of round 4, earning ''Knockout of the Night'' honors. Edgar faced

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on February 26, 2012, at

UFC 144 ''UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 26, 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Venue UFC 144 was held at the Saitama Super Arena in the ...

. Henderson defeated Edgar via unanimous decision to become the new UFC Lightweight Champion. Both participants earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors for their performance. A rematch with Henderson took place on August 11, 2012, at

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. In a bout that was very tightly contested, Henderson defeated Edgar again, this time via split decision.

Move to featherweight division

On the August 21, 2012, edition of

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it was revealed that Edgar had announced his intentions to move to the featherweight division. Edgar was briefly linked to a December 2012 bout with

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, but it was scrapped after Edgar replaced the injured

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to face champion

José Aldo José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júniorhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI3oOc0VAAAr_iv.jpg (, born 9 September 1986), commonly anglicized as Jose Aldo, is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He last competed in the Ultimate Fight ...

on October 13, 2012, at

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On September 11, Aldo pulled out of the match with a foot injury. The bout with Aldo was rescheduled for

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, where Edgar lost to Aldo via a unanimous decision. Both men earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors for their performances. Edgar faced

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on July 6, 2013, at

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in his first non-title bout since 2009. Edgar won via unanimous decision snapping his three fight losing streak. Both fighters received ''Fight of the Night'' honors. On September 11, 2013, the UFC announced during UFC Tonight, that Edgar would coach against former two-time opponent, B.J. Penn for the 19th season of The Ultimate Fighter. The season aired on

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, and the two coaches faced each other for the third time on July 6, 2014, at

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. Edgar won the one-sided bout by TKO in the third round. Edgar next faced Cub Swanson on November 22, 2014, at

UFC Fight Night 57 ''UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 57'') was a mixed martial arts event held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 2014. Background The event was the second that the organization had host ...

. Edgar dominated the fight and finished Swanson in the fifth round via submission with only 4 seconds left in the fight. The win also earned Edgar his first Performance of the Night bonus award. A long speculated "superfight" with former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber took place on May 16, 2015, at

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. After speculation as to what weight class the bout was to be contested, either Featherweight,

or at a

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of somewhere in between, it was announced that the bout would be contested at Featherweight. Edgar won the fight via unanimous decision. Edgar faced Chad Mendes on December 11, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale. Edgar won the fight by knockout in the first round. The win also earned Edgar his second Performance of the Night bonus award. Edgar next faced José Aldo in a rematch on July 9, 2016, at

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for the interim

. Aldo again defeated Edgar via unanimous decision. Edgar faced

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on November 12, 2016, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision despite being knocked down by a head kick in the second round. Edgar faced

Yair Rodríguez Yair Raziel Rodríguez Portillo (born October 6, 1992) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Rodríguez has been with the UFC since 2014 a ...

on May 13, 2017, at

UFC 211 ''UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 13, 2017, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Background The event was the fourth that the UFC has host ...

. After a dominant first two rounds, Edgar won the fight via TKO due to doctor stoppage between the second and third rounds due to the swelling on the left eye of Rodríguez. Edgar dedicated this fight to his teammate

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and his wife Marjorie who lost their baby the same week. Edgar was scheduled to face

Max Holloway Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Holloway became the ...

on December 2, 2017, at

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; however, on November 8, 2017, he pulled out from the fight, citing injury. The pairing with Holloway was rescheduled and was expected to take place on March 3, 2018, at

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. In turn, Holloway pulled out of this bout on February 3, due to a leg injury and the matchup was scrapped. Edgar eventually faced

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on the card. Edgar lost the fight via knockout in the first round, the first stoppage loss of his career. Edgar faced Cub Swanson in a rematch on April 21, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 128 ''UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 128'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 21, 2018, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Backgroun ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Edgar was scheduled to face

Chan Sung Jung Jung Chan-sung ( ko, 정찬성; born March 17, 1987), anglicized as Chan Sung Jung and better known by his ring name The Korean Zombie, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweig ...

on November 10, 2018, at

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. However, it was reported on October 26, 2018 that Edgar was pulled from the bout due to a torn bicep muscle and he was replaced by Yair Rodríguez. A bout against

was scheduled a third time and eventually took place on July 27, 2019 in the main event at

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. Edgar lost the fight via unanimous decision. Edgar was scheduled to face

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in a bantamweight bout on January 25, 2020 at

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. However, Edgar was removed from that bout in favour of featherweight pairing against

a month earlier at

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after Jung's original opponent,

, pulled out due to injury. Edgar lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.

Move to Bantamweight

With one fight left on his contract, Edgar signed a new, multi-fight contract with the UFC. Edgar was scheduled to make his bantamweight debut and face

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on July 15, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 172 ''UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 172'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 30'' and ''UFC Fight Island 2'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 19, 2020 ...

. However, on July 6, 2020, it was announced that Munhoz was pulled from the bout after testing positive for

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. The pairing was rescheduled and took place on August 22, 2020 at

UFC on ESPN 15 ''UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 15'' and ''UFC Vegas 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 22, 2020, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, ...

. Edgar won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Edgar faced

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on February 6, 2021. He lost the fight via knockout in the opening minute of the fight. Edgar faced

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on November 6, 2021 at

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. After having initial success with his wrestling, Edgar lost the fight via front kick knockout in round three. Edgar faced

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in his retirement fight on November 12, 2022, at

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. He lost the bout after getting knocked out with a knee in the first round.

Career outside UFC

KHK MMA Fight Team

Edgar is signed as a part of KHK MMA Fight Team, a Bahrain-based stable of international and Bahraini fighters financially backed by team founder

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, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bahrain hosted the training camp ahead of his main event clash with Chad Mendes in

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, at the Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale.

Career as commentator

On December 21, 2016, Edgar signed with

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to make his on-camera debut as a

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. His first event commentating was Brave 3: Battle in Brazil, on March 18, 2017. For the occasion, Frankie joined

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, Brave's play-by-play commentator in calling the 10-bout fight card hosted in

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, Brazil.

Personal life

Edgar and his wife, Renee, were married ten days after

. They have two sons—Francesco (born in January 2009) and Santino James (born in May 2010). They also have one daughter—Valentina (born in June 2014). Edgar is a resident of

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: I'm a Mixed Martial Artist'' leading up to his first fight with Maynard. Edgar appears in all three "UFC Undisputed" video games (

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) and also

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and EA Sports UFC 4. Edgar was featured as a ringside commentator for the third edition of

, Brazil.

Championships and accomplishments

(One time) *** Three successful title defenses ** Fight of the Night (Eight times) vs.

and

** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

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(Two times) vs.

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and

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from the ...

** Tied for most Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC history (8) (w.

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) ** Second longest total fight time in UFC history (7:57:10) * Reality Fighting ** Reality Fighting Lightweight Championship (One time) *** One successful title defense *

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** Fight of the Year (2011) vs.

on January 1 ** 2011 All-Violence Second Team ** 2014 All-Violence First Team ** 2017 Beatdown of the Year vs.

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** Fight of the Year (2011) vs.

on January 1 *

** 2012 Fight of the Year vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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Early life

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC Lightweight Champion

Move to featherweight division

Move to Bantamweight

Career outside UFC

KHK MMA Fight Team

Career as commentator

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

NCAA record

Pay-per-view bouts

See also

References

External links