Yves Edwards born September 30, is a Bahamian retired mixed martial artist , who is best known for competing in the UFC 's Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the promotion. For a period of time , Edwards was ranked as the 1 Lightweight in the world. Edwards was born on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas and moved to Texas when he was 14 years old.
He has been quoted as saying "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.
Based in Houston since his teens, Edwards says he learned some grappling on a trip back home to the Bahamas at the age of 17, although "it wasn't as technical as it should have been, but it was better than not getting anything. 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". Edwards made his professional mixed martial arts debut in and compiled a record of before being signed by the UFC.
He would then go 6—1 in his next seven appearances under the Zuffa banner. Due to the fact that the lightweight division had no current champion at the time, Edwards was regarded as "The Uncrowned Lightweight Champion of the UFC. Edwards fought Sam Stout on June 11, , at UFC and was knocked out by an overhand left at of the first round.
Edwards lost the fight via unanimous decision in a back and forth fight. Poirier on May 15, Edwards won by knockout in the first round, being the first fighter to ever stop Stephens via strikes. He lost the fight via split decision. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. The loss, however, was subsequently overturned to a no contest when Medeiros tested positive for marijuana.
