Eryk Anders News

Tom Taylor - September 23, 2018

Originally, last night’s UFC Sao Paulo card was supposed to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Glover Teixeira. Unfortunately, Teixeira was then forced out of the fight with an injury and replaced by beefed-up middleweight Thiago Santos. Then, in the midst of fight week, Manuwa was forced out of the fight with an injury of his own and replaced by rising middleweight contender Eryk Anders, who took the fight on a mere 5 days notice. Given that the middleweight Eryk Anders took this light heavyweight fight on just 5 days notice, there’s really no way to fault him for coming up short — especially since he put up one hell of a fight until the referee stopped the fight between the third and fourth rounds.

Chris Taylor - September 22, 2018

A light heavyweight fight between usual middleweight competitors Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event in Sao Paulo. The fight proved to be an absolute war as both men were able to land some heavy shots and significant strikes.

Chris Taylor - September 22, 2018

A light heavyweight bout between Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event in Sao Paulo. Thiago Santos was initially scheduled to meet Jimi Manuwa at the event, replacing former title challenger Glover Teixeira who was forced to pullout with an injury. However, Manuwa would also suffer an injury and thus had to be replaced by perennial middleweight contender Eryk Anders.

Cole Shelton - September 14, 2018

One of the big headlines in the MMA world this morning was that Antonio Carlos Junior is out of his UFC 231 matchup against Elias Theodorou. The first replacement matchup that comes to mind with Carlos Junior on the bench is Eryk Anders vs. Theodorou, given that Anders called out Theodorou after his UFC Fight Night 135 knockout win over Tim Williams. Why Anders wants to fight Theodorou so badly is for one reason and one reason only.

Chris Taylor - August 25, 2018

A middleweight bout between Eryk Anders and Tim Williams kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 135 main card on FS1 from Lincoln, Nebraska. Eryk Anders (10-1 MMA) enters tonight’s contest on the heels of his first career loss which came via split-decision at the hands and feet of Lyoto Machida.

Tom Taylor - February 4, 2018

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s stop in Belem, Brazil, former football player and current UFC middleweight prospect Eryk Anders took on the biggest test of his career thus far in former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. Unfortunately for Anders, the amply more experienced Machida proved a little too much to handle, and he came up short via split decision after five rounds. While Eryk Anders has now tasted defeat for the first time as a pro mixed martial artist, he doesn’t seem to be too discouraged. In fact, he seems keen to treat this loss as a learning experience.

Chris Taylor - February 3, 2018

UFC Fight Night 125 Results: Lyoto Machida vs. Eryk Anders A key middleweight scrap between former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and undefeated contender Eryk Anders headlined tonight’s UFC Fight Night 125 event in Belem, Brazil.

Tom Taylor - December 20, 2017

Former Alabama Crimson Tide starting linebacker Eryk Anders is getting the fast-track in the UFC. Just two wins into his stint with the promotion, he’s been pencilled in for a headlining bout with a former champion, as he’s scheduled to meet Lyoto Machida in the main event of the UFC’s upcoming trip to Belem, Brazil.  Now that he’s firmly rooted in MMA, Anders believes the sport is actually safer and all-around less damaging than football.