Frankie Edgar’s Corner Nearly Threw in the Towel at UFC 125
Bleacher Report’s John Heinis:
UFC light champion Frankie Edgar had a war with number one contender Gray Maynard at UFC 125, surviving a vicious first round onslaught and battling back for a draw.
In a very captivating piece of news, Couch Potato reports that Mike Straka, the hosts of TapouT Radio, let fans know that one of Edgar’s cornermen was ready to throw in the towel during this epic showdown at 155 pounds.
Straka pointed out that by watching the fight on UFC.com, it could clearly be heard that Mark Henry, Edgar’s boxing coach, was calling for the towel to be thrown in as Maynard was unleashing a serious hurting on the champ in the first round.
Edgar did not try denying this claim, and actually addressed the issue head on.
“Yeah, I think that he was just getting a little overwhelmed, a little excited. You know, out of everybody else in my corner, no one felt that it was the issue.”
The assistant coach of the Rutgers University wrestling team added”
“I don’t think anyone else was callin’ for that. I think Mark, he just puts so much into us and he’s so passionate that it kinda got a hold of him for that one round.”