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Edgar erased the memory of his loss to Jose Aldo by registering an impressive unanimous-decision win over 'Lil Heathen'.

The win was truly an impressive one as Edgar, a former UFC lightweight champion, was rocked by Stephens midway through the second round and was very close to being finished.

Edgar, who has never been stopped by strikes, weathered the storm and held on for a crucial victory, one which has put him back in the hunt for the 145lb title.

The manner in which he survived the second-round blitz from Stephens was a true testament to Edgar’s iron will and really capped off the victory.

But the win was made even more impressive by the fact he registered it with a torn MCL.

"People don't know that in this camp with Frankie, it was a just a total disaster," Edgar's coach Mark Henry told Starsport.

"He tore his MCL in the fight and then was trying to compensate for his MCL."

The nature of Edgar's injury meant he was unable to do any wrestling or jiu-jitsu for the duration of his training camp.

Henry begged Edgar to pull out of the fight, but 'The Answer' refused to do so.

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“He did no wrestling at all the entire camp, he did no jiu-jitsu the entire camp," he added. “We asked him to pull out and he wouldn't pull out of the fight and he said, 'I'm not pulling out no matter what.'

“To try and compensate for his knee, he messed up his back badly so he had to get an epidural for his back. He just would not pull out of the fight no matter what.”

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Henry was thoroughly impressed by Edgar’s resilience and believes he did immensely well to defeat a tough competitor.

“To put all that aside, no wrestling the whole camp when you wrestle a lot and no jiu-jitsu and not being able to do some certain cardio things, man, he did really good,” he said.

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“People don't know the back story because Frankie doesn't really talk about it.

“But what he accomplished in that fight considering everything against him and considering how great Jeremy is and the size difference, I really give him credit.”