Yves Edwards joined the LytesOut team for a #FiftyFightClub #DEEPDIVE.
Edwards, originally from the Bahamas, moved to Texas where he started into the Mixed Martial Arts while in his teens. Edwards fought early and often and he quickly established himself as one of the top lightweights in the world. Unfortunately, the UFC scrapped the lightweight division for several years and Edwards was never given the chance to fight for a UFC title. Since then, he has been almost universally acknowledged as the "uncrowned" light champion during the early years of Zuffa.
Here, you get the real Yves Edwards - funny, forthcoming and honest.
We couldn't finish his entire career, so this interview encompasses his rise and ends at the legendary UFC fight with Josh Thompson. Yves will be back for a part 2 in the very near future. Thanks Yves, as always, it was great just hanging out.
CHAPTERS::
0:00 start
0:58 Intro
2:52 Yves Edwards joins show
4:30 UFC Light Weight Classes
6:04 1st mma fight
7:06 What Inspired Yves to Fight
9:04 Watching UFC 1
11:35 Early Texas MMA Scene
15:30 Training GI Lloyd Irving
16:00 Joe Hurly
18:52 Early MMA Rule Set
19:48 Praying to the Gods of War
21:05 Bas Rutten & Tim Horton Fight
24:07 Challenging the Locker Room
26:40 Celebrating with Bas Rutten
28:50 Bas Rutten Relationship
30:30 Tim Horton Fight
32:08 Nate Marquardt Fight
35:38 Fabiano Iha Fight
38:54 Marco Ruas in Iha Corner
39:10 Fabiano Iha Helping me
40:30 Communicating with Marco Ruas
41:55 Tank Abbott In Cage Advice
44:27 Fighting Black Belts
45:07 Aaron Riley Fight
48:00 Hook n Shoot Title
49:45 Grit & Aaron Riley
55:08 Fighting Rumina Sato
56:47 Tito Ortiz Story
58:00 Cutting Weight Alone
1:00:30 Rumina Sato Fight
1:05:20 Promoter TJ Thompson
1:05:55 Fighting Andy Mockler
1:09:15 Staying in Texas
1:10:15 Andy Mockler Fight
1:11:55 Meeting Carlo Prato
1:18:10 Danny Bennett Fight
1:20:55 Rafiel Torre
1:22:40 Chris Brennan Issues
1:23:01 Eddie Bravo
1:23:59 Scott Bills RIVALRY!
1:27:00 CJ Fernandez fight
1:31:14 Hook n Shoot Politics
1:34:22 Aaron Riley Rematch
1:39:40 Joe Silva Relationship
1:43:02 Luis Wood as a Trainer
1:47:50 Thoughts on Sparring
1:51:50 UFC Debut Matt Sera
1:56:20 Renzo Gracie is My Favorite
1:59:07 Caol Uno Fight
2:03:00 Luis Wood in the Corner
2:05:15 Joao Pierini UFC 37.5
2:07:00 Debut of the Superman Punch
2:10:15 Destroying UFC Bathroom
2:13:05 Weight Cutting Method
2.16:14 Kohei Yasumi Fight
2:22:20 Rich Clementi Fight
2:22:58 Dan Lambert & Monte Cox
2:27:34 Meeting Felix “Tito” Trinidad
2:29:15 Eddie Ruiz Fight
2:33:12 Tatsuya Kawajiri Shooto
2:36:25 Nick Agallar UFC
2:38:15 Sean Solice or Luis Wood
2.43:50 Don Frye Story
2:47:15 Hermès Franca UFC 47
2:53:15 Josh Thompson UFC 50
3:01:15 Needing Therapy over UFC
3:08:12 Wrap Up
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