On Friday night, Frankie Edgar will step into the Octagon with royalty in his corner.

His Highness Khaled Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain, will corner the former UFC lightweight champion in the main event of the TUF 22 Finale. Edgar, who is scheduled to face Chad Mendes to determine the next featherweight title challenger, has been training with the Crown Prince during fight week in Las Vegas.

Edgar's match-up against Mendes represents Edgar's first fight as a member of the KHK MMA team, a Bahraini stable of local and foreign fighters that includes fellow UFC fighters Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. The Crown Prince, who is both the founder of the team and the First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain, financially backs the team.

The KHK MMA team also aligned themselves with SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh and several representatives from his team.

Most recently, the KHK MMA team saw homegrown talent Hussain Maki Mahdi earn a bronze medal at the IMMAF European Open Championships.

The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale: Edgar vs. Mendes takes place Dec. 11 at the Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.