Fabian Edwards (born 24 March 1993) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA.
Edwards was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where he and his family shared a single bed, one room, and a wooden house.
Edwards became desensitised to gun violence since it occurred so frequently in his neighbourhood where gang and criminal activity were rife.
When Edwards was seven years old, his parents divorced, and his father was already residing in London while continuing to provide for the family financially from afar.
He did not leave his janitorial position until after signing his first deal with Bellator, at which point he believed his MMA career was already well started.
[8][9] Before joining the British organisation BAMMA, he made his professional MMA debut with Bellator on 19 May 2017 against Rafał Cejrowski, winning by flying knee knockout in the first round.
[15] Edwards faced Lee Chadwick on 9 February 2019 at Bellator Newcastle, defeating the experienced veteran via unanimous decision.
[20] Edwards faced Mike Shipman on 23 November 2019 at Bellator London 2, defeating him in a close bout via split decision.
[21] After initially being booked against Costello Van Steenis for 16 May 2020 at Bellator London 3,[22] the event was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.
[25] Edwards, as a replacement for Norbert Novenyi, was scheduled to face Charlie Ward at Bellator 270 on 5 November 2021.