YVES EDWARDS Before UFC DEEPDIVE

Send a textYves 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 start0:58 Intro2:52 Yves Edwards joins show4:30 UFC Light Weight Classes6:04 1st mma fight7:06 What Inspired Yves to Fight9:04 Watching UFC 111:35 Early Texas MMA Scene15:30 Training GI Lloyd Irving16:00 Joe Hurly18:52 Early MMA Rule Set19:48 Praying to the Gods of War21:05 Bas Rutten & Tim Horton Fight24:07 Challenging the Locker Room26:40 Celebrating with Bas Rutten28:50 Bas Rutten Relationship30:30 Tim Horton Fight32:08 Nate Marquardt Fight35:38 Fabiano Iha Fight38:54 Marco Ruas in Iha Corner39:10 Fabiano Iha Helping me40:30 Communicating with Marco Ruas41:55 Tank Abbott In Cage Advice44:27 Fighting Black Belts45:07 Aaron Riley Fight48:00 Hook n Shoot Title49:45 Grit & Aaron Riley55:08 Fighting Rumina Sato56:47 Tito Ortiz Story58:00 Cutting Weight Alone1:00:30 Rumina Sato Fight1:05:20 Promoter TJ Thompson1:05:55 Fighting Andy Mockler1:09:15 Staying in Texas1:10:15 Andy Mockler Fight1:11:55 Meeting Carlo Prato1:18:10 Danny Bennett Fight1:20:55 Rafiel Torre1:22:40 Chris Brennan Issues1:23:01 Eddie Bravo1:23:59 Scott Bills RIVALRY!1:27:00 CJ Fernandez fight1:31:14 Hook n Shoot Politics1:34:22 Aaron Riley Rematch1:39:40 Joe Silva Relationship1:43:02 Luis Wood as a Trainer1:47:50 Thoughts on Sparring1:51:50 UFC Debut Matt Sera1:56:20 Renzo Gracie is My Favorite1:59:07 Caol Uno Fight2:03:00 Luis Wood in the Corner2:05:15 Joao Pierini UFC 37.52:07:00 Debut of the Superman Punch2:10:15 Destroying UFC Bathroom2:13:05 Weight Cutting Method2.16:14 Kohei Yasumi Fight2:22:20 Rich Clementi Fight2:22:58 Dan Lambert & Monte Cox2:27:34 Meeting Felix “Tito” Trinidad2:29:15 Eddie Ruiz Fight2:33:12 Tatsuya Kawajiri Shooto2:36:25 Nick Agallar UFC2:38:15 Sean Solice or Luis Wood2.43:50 Don Frye Story2:47:15 Hermès Franca UFC 472:53:15 Josh Thompson UFC 503:01:15 Needing Therapy over UFC3:08:12 Wrap UpSubscribe to the Lytes Out MMA History Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcebSeWpoMqcotWR_1rHnQ  Socials:  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/  iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LytesOutPodcast/  Cash App - $mikedavis1231  Venmo - Mike-Davis-63  ZEILE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-65052      Follow the #LOP team on Instagram:  Chris - @chrislightsoutlytle  Mike - @mikedavis632  Miguel - @iturratemSupport the show