Longtime MMA and UFC veteran Yves Edwards has announced his retirement from MMA competition, his final MMA record was 42-22-1-1NC. Edwards has fought a ton of top talent during his seventeen year career, including Nate Marquardt, Aaron Riley, Pete Spratt, Matt Serra, Caol Uno, Rich Clementi, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Josh Thomson, Hermes Franca, Mark Hominick, Joe Stevenson, Mike Brown, Jorge Masvidal, Cody McKenzie, Sam Stout, Tony Ferguson, Jeremy Stephens and Daron Cruickshank. Edwards last bout as a pro came at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson, which was a submission loss to Akbarh Arreola.