Leila Barboza and Edson Barboza are the parents of Edson Barboza. Edson was born three months early due to issues his mother Leila Barboza experienced in the latter stages of her second trimester. For the first few weeks of his existence, he was practically written off as a lost cause.
The father of that hyperactive child who was born prematurely looked for a sport where Barboza could channel all of his bottled-up energy. And that is how he came to start his muay Thai training.
Leila Barboza despises mixed martial arts so much that she chose not to watch her son’s devastating knockout victory over Terry Etim at UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, which, incidentally, was the knockout of the year.
Leila Barboza and Edson Barboza son, Edson Barboza is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) in the featherweight division. He was born on January 21, 1986, in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Barboza made his UFC debut in 2010 and quickly gained attention with his striking abilities. He has faced numerous top-ranked fighters in the UFC, including Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Justin Gaethje, among others.
In 2020, Barboza moved down to the featherweight division after spending most of his career in the lightweight division. He continues to be an active competitor in the UFC and remains a respected and dangerous fighter in the featherweight division. s of December 13, 2022, he is #14 in the UFC featherweight rankings.