(This story first appeared in Thursday’s edition of USA TODAY .) Frankie Edgar had been training in mixed martial arts for only a few weeks when his coach floated the idea of throwing him into a no-rules fight of questionable legality one sweltering summer day in 2005. For reasons likely related to the same personality traits that would make him a UFC titleholder five years later, Edgar thought this sounded like a fine idea. He didn’t have much going on at the time. He had just finished college and was working as a plumber.
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From audacious beginnings, Frankie Edgar has long opted to fight without limits – MMA Junkie