As a high school wrestler, Frankie Edgar made a name for himself when he reached the finals of the New Jersey state tournament as a junior. Already considered one of the toughest states in the country for wrestling, Jersey is one of a small handful of states with a one-class system, meaning every competitor wrestles at a single state tournament. For contrast, Virginia, a far less competitive state, has six. Among the “power states,” California has one-class, Pennsylvania and New York have two, while Ohio has three.
The UFC put together a feature on Edgar’s high school career.