LFA featherweight Edwin Cooper Jr. is making his third trip to the LFA cage and is happy to put his family his city and University of Iowa wrestling on his shoulders.
Growing up in Joliet, Illinois, Cooper has never been a stranger to combat. Whether it was organized or a street altercation, self-defense has been a skill Cooper has been sharpening long before his first MMA bout.
“I feel like I’ve always been a fighter,” Cooper said. “I grew up in Chicago and you’ve got to learn how to fight and that stuck with me.