UFC legend Frankie Edgar details 1st gruesome fight, discusses Hall of Fame career, N.J. wrestling

Описание: In this episode of Weighing In, NJ.com's high school wrestling podcast, UFC legend and Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar joins reporters Bob Badders and Joe Zedalis to discuss his Hall of Fame career, wrestling at Toms River East High School, watching his kids wrestle and what's different about how high school wrestling is now. Edgar gives details about his first MMA fight and the gruesome injury that came with it and why he wanted to keep his MMA career going after that. He talks about the rise of his UFC career, where he eventually became a champion. He also discusses wrestling for Warren Reid at Toms River East High School, watching his kids wrestle at Toms River East and CBA, and his daughter, who is a fifth grader.

0:00: UFC legend and Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar joins the show. He discusses what it's like watching your kids wrestle now, and was it always the plan to have your kids wrestle, and what he's like as a dad watching both of his sons and daughters.

5:00: Edgar touches on how he got into MMA and if it was a legitimate option after he wrapped up his collegiate wrestling career.

7:30: Edgar speaks on how his wrestling career gave him the drive to become a UFC Hall of Famer and an MMA legend. He also remembers his first MMA fight, which happened after working all day as a plumber and he details his gruesome injury.

11:30: The rise of Edgar's career coincided with the rise of the UFC, and how beating BJ Penn in Abu Dhabi to become the UFC Lightweight Champion validated his career choice.

14:00: The influence trainer Mark Henry had on Edgar, and what would Edgar tell his kids if they came up to him and decided they wanted to pursue an MMA career?

18:45: Edgar talks about going about his career and flipping the switch on being a fighter compared to a wrestler. And there's no bad blood. It's all a business, and how he's a true mixed martial artist.

21:15: Edgar talks about what it was like for wrestling Warren Reid, his high school wrestling coach at Toms River East. It wasn't always easy, but it was rewarding in the end, and it helped springboard his collegiate and MMA career.

25:00: Watching his sons wrestle and bounce back after tough losses, and what was his stepfather like when he was coaching him up a little bit growing up? And wrestling during the prime of the Shore Conference when he was in high school.

28:00: What does he remember most about finishing second in the state tournament, and does he think about making a move that made sure he won then? And what does he think about wrestling now in high school, compared to when he was in high school?

29:30: When did he start thinking about his MMA career wrapped up? And did he ever imagine it would change his life?

34:30: Edgar reveals what he would have done if his MMA career didn't pan out.