UNCASVILLE, Conn. – As Christian Edwards put the finishing touches on his training camp in Albuquerque, N.M., he received an invitation from one of the consensus greatest fighters of all time. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones invited the Bellator prospect to his house – an offering to break down film of the 205 pounder’s Bellator 249 opponent, Hamza Salim. While his relationship with Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) has been documented and become somewhat normal for Edwards (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), taking a step back, he sometimes can’t believe it. “It’s definitely surreal for me for sure,” Edwards told MMA Junkie on Tuesday. “I’ve been watching fights since I was 11 years old
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