I am sure Elite XC wasn’t thinking of Yves Edwards when they said that people in this would become street certified after fighting in this event. Back in the day, Yves was fighting dudes in a high school gym NHB tournament just to get some experience in. When people think about some of the original threats in the UFC, Yves is on the list.
Yves is one of the UFC’s great lightweights, and one of the best strikers at his weight, but he has been overlooked over the past year or two because of some losses. Yves even made a comment about his fighting style during those losses with Sherdog, “I was doing the wrong things, like preparing for MMA fights, but going at as if I was a boxer and solely a boxer. That was, I think, the biggest problem.”
Known best for his great striking finishes, Yves admits himself that he forgot about the other parts of MMA that make it so appealing. Chuck Liddell recently has learned the same lesson. In Chuck’s last fight against Silva, Chuck threw in a couple of takedowns.
With all that being said, and Yves now training at American Top Team, I think he will continue on his winning warpath. Yves even mentioned possibly getting back in the UFC and doing some damage.
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