Eryk Anders was born on April 21,1987 and is an American professional mixed martial artist and former American football linebacker.
47 Facts About Eryk Anders
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Eryk Anders competes in the Middleweight division of the UFC.
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Eryk Anders played college football at the University of Alabama.
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Eryk Anders was born on a US Air Force base in the Philippines, where his mother was stationed at the time.
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From 2006 to 2009, Eryk Anders played for the Crimson Tide as a linebacker, starting 14 games in his senior season.
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Eryk Anders had stints in the Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League before beginning a career in mixed martial arts.
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Eryk Anders defeated Rasberry in just 40 seconds via TKO.
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Eryk Anders next defeated Dekaire Sanders by submission via rear naked choke.
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Eryk Anders made his Bellator debut on October 21,2016, defeating Brian White by TKO in 23 seconds.
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Eryk Anders defeated Jon Kirk by TKO at LFA 6 on March 10,2017.
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On June 23,2017, Eryk Anders fought for the Legacy Fighting Alliance middleweight championship at LFA 14.
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Eryk Anders defeated Brendan Allen via unanimous decision to win the title.
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Eryk Anders made his UFC debut against Rafael Natal at UFC on Fox: Weidman vs Gastelum, as a late replacement for Alessio Di Chirico who was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury.
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Eryk Anders won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Eryk Anders was expected to face John Phillips on December 9,2017, at UFC Fight Night 123.
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Eryk Anders faced Lyoto Machida on February 3,2018, at UFC Fight Night 125.
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Eryk Anders faced Tim Williams on August 25,2018, at UFC Fight Night 135.
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Eryk Anders won the fight via knockout due to a head kick in the third round.
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Eryk Anders was tabbed as a short notice replacement for Jimi Manuwa, and faced Thiago Santos in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 137.
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Eryk Anders lost via referee stoppage TKO when he collapsed and failed to make it to his corner at the conclusion of round three.
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Eryk Anders faced Vinicius Moreira, replacing Roman Dolidze, on June 29,2019, at UFC on ESPN 3.
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Eryk Anders won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Eryk Anders faced Gerald Meerschaert in a middleweight bout on October 12,2019, at UFC Fight Night 161.
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Eryk Anders was scheduled to face Krzysztof Jotko on April 11,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris.
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Eryk Anders was scheduled to face Antonio Arroyo, replacing Andreas Michailidis, on November 14,2020, at UFC Fight Night 183.
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Eryk Anders was cornering his teammate, Walt Harris on Fight Island in UFC 254 when he got the call to step in for Michailidis.
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At the weigh-ins, Eryk Anders weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit.
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Eryk Anders eventually pulled out of the fight the next day as consequence of the weigh-cut and his bout was canceled.
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Eryk Anders faced Darren Stewart on March 13,2021, at UFC Fight Night 187.
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Eryk Anders faced Darren Stewart at light heavyweight in a rematch on June 12,2021, at UFC 263.
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Eryk Anders was scheduled to face Roman Dolidze on November 13,2021, at UFC Fight Night 197.
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However, Eryk Anders was pulled the event for undisclosed reasons, and he was replaced by Kyle Daukaus.
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Eryk Anders faced Andre Muniz, replacing injured Dricus Du Plessis, on December 11,2021, at UFC 269.
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Eryk Anders lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.
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Eryk Anders faced Jun Yong Park on May 21,2022, at UFC Fight Night 206.
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Eryk Anders faced Kyle Daukaus on December 3,2022 at UFC on ESPN 42.
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Eryk Anders won the bout via TKO stoppage in the second round.
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Eryk Anders faced Marc-Andre Barriault on June 10,2023, at UFC 289.
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Eryk Anders faced Jamie Pickett on March 2,2024, at UFC Fight Night 238.
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Eryk Anders was scheduled to face former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman on November 9,2024 at UFC 309.
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However, Eryk Anders withdrew on the day of the event because of food poisoning the night before and the bout was scrapped.
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Eryk Anders won the fight by technical knockout via ground punches at the end of the second round.
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Eryk Anders competed against Kyle Daukaus at Fury Pro Grappling 8 on December 30,2023.
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Eryk Anders competed against Charles Radtke at Fury Pro Grappling 9 on April 4,2024.
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Eryk Anders competed against Luke Fernandez at Fury Pro Grappling 10 on May 24,2024.
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Eryk Anders lost the match by golden score in overtime.
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In 2022, Eryk Anders made his acting debut as the MMA fighter Vicente "The Wolf" Gonzales in the second episode of season 5 of the Netflix series Cobra Kai.