After suffering back-to-back losses, Edson Barboza decided to switch camps and move to Florida, in search of a fresh start. He'll get that opportunity Saturday against Dan Hooker.
As icy December temperatures sweep through New Jersey, perennial lightweight contender Edson Barboza laughs as he talks about open doors, sunny skies and roaming around the house without a shirt now that he’s once again living in South Florida.
“Here is perfect right now,” says Barboza, who traded Toms River, New Jersey and working with Mark Henry, Ricardo Almeida and the Iron Army for Coconut Creek and a fresh start working with the crew at American Top Team during the summer.