Customize you home screen with Frankie Edgar Widget.About Frankie EdgarBorn and raised in Toms River, New Jersey by Frank and Mary Annese,[1] Frankie Edgar wrestled at Toms River High School East, making it to the New Jersey state championship tournament on three occasions, placing second as a junior and fifth as a senior. Edgar is the oldest of 3 children, Edgar went on to compete in the NHSCA Senior Nationals and placed second before he finished high school. He continued wrestling at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, where he qualified for the nationals all four years there.[2] Edgar is also an assistant coach for the Rutgers University wrestling team.[3] Frankie is mostly of Italian descent with his mother being 100% Italian as well as his step-father who raised him. He also has some German ancestry from his biological father’s side which is reflected in his non-Italian surname.[4]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. His boxing trainer is Mark Henry of Millstone, NJ.Edgar amassed a 5