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Less than two weeks ago, Adli Edwards ripped off his seventh straight win in the cage.
An absolute technician, it took him just over four minutes to finish Josh Harvey, his opponent at the XMMA 4 card on April 2 in New Orleans–even less time than it took to pack his bags for the flight.
Following the fight, Edwards had one priority: get back home to his pregnant wife and their two girls.