Edgar entered his first mixed martial arts fight with only a few weeks of training outside of his wrestling background. Edgar originally trained with Rob Guarino of Rhino Fight Team, but today he is part of the Gracie system under Ricardo Almeida in Hamilton, NJ. Since seventh grade Edgar has wrestled with Steve Rivera at Elite Wrestling NJ[5] in Jackson, NJ. Last year he added to his resume Rutgers University, where he assists coaching. His boxing trainer is Mark Henry of Millstone, NJ. Edgar amassed a 5–0 record before trying out for the Ultimate Fighter season one. Edgar tried out in front of Dana White and Joe Silva, but was not selected to be on the show.[6] However, a month later the UFC c