Tyron Woodley may not have been the star of the show in his appearance in Cobra Kai, but he still demanded high class treatment. Former UFC welterweight champion Woodley joined the cast of the hit Netflix show Cobra Kai, as an instructor for the titula…
Tyron Woodley may not have been the star of the show in his appearance in Cobra Kai, but he still demanded high class treatment. Former UFC welterweight champion Woodley joined the cast of the hit Netflix show Cobra Kai, as an instructor for the titular dojo in season 5. While he revealed that many of…
Since making the switch from American Football to MMA, Eryk Anders has amassed a pro record of 14-7, currently competing in the UFC’s middleweight division. Since beginning his MMA career, Anders has jumped from strength to strength having faced off against a number of high-level opponents including the likes of Darren Stewart, Lyoto Machida, Thiago […]
Since making the switch from American Football to MMA, Eryk Anders has amassed a pro record of 14-7, currently competing in the UFC’s middleweight division.
Since beginning his MMA career, Anders has jumped from strength to strength having faced off against a number of high-level opponents including the likes of Darren Stewart, Lyoto Machida, Thiago Santos, and Brendan Allen.
Eryk Anders‘ last bout was a controversial split decision loss against Jun Yong Park back in May of this year. However, Anders has also been making moves outside the UFC octagon.
“The South here is starting to be a big hotbed for movie production because the taxes and tax incentives are way better here than they are in California. So they’re coming to Atlanta, they’re coming to Birmingham and they filmed a movie called Embattled with Stephen Dorff… He was the bad guy in the first Blade movie… The stunt coordinators came to the gym for that movie, because it was an MMA movie, and did some stuff there so we got to know the guys.
“Then Cobra Kai moved their production to Atlanta and that same stunt crew got on with Cobra Kai and they were like; ‘hey, we need this big Mexican-looking fella to go fight Johnny Lawrence.’ I was like all right and so I had to audition for the role and everything… I got the part… Took about two days to film my little portion of the it, I think it’s episode one or two of season five which comes out here on September 9th… It was quite the experience and hopefully I get to do it more.”
Grappling Fury 5 is upon us and Eryk Anders is ready
In the latest installment of Grappling Fury, Eryk Anders takes on fellow UFC middleweight Andre Petroski in a bout that carries a lot of intrigue. Anders is using the matchup to keep himself active in a safe environment, due to grappling contests carrying a lower injury risk than other types of competition. This is especially ideal when considering Anders will take on Kyle Daukas in 14 weeks’ time on a UFC Fight Night card.
Eryk Anders stated: “My last fight was in May and man, I really don’t like a lot of off time so I figured in between fights I could do wrestling tournaments… I used to do them a lot before I got to the UFC and just wanted to stay active without getting beat up. I think Jiu Jitsu and grappling is pretty safe, this grappling tournament there’s no leg attack which I think tis the most common injury in some of these submission Jujitsu tournaments or Grappler tournaments. The heel hooks and leg locks and things like that, but there are none of those so I think it’s pretty safe. Then I’ll compete at worlds in a GI so you know just trying to stay busy stay active and kind of keep those reflexes.”
Check out Eryk Anders’ full interview with LowKickMMA below:
The Season 5 trailer gives us our first look at Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Tyron Woodley in Cobra Kai Season 5. The former opponents join Carrie Underwood, Dee Snider, and Elisabeth Shue on the list of cameo appearances in the Karate …
The Season 5 trailer gives us our first look at Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Tyron Woodley in Cobra Kai Season 5. The former opponents join Carrie Underwood, Dee Snider, and Elisabeth Shue on the list of cameo appearances in the Karate Kid spin-off TV series. UFC Middleweight Eryk Anders also joins the show. Anders has…
Stephen Thompson reveals he and former rival Tyron Woodley have been involved in some way with the Netflix smash hit Cobra Kai.
Cobra Kai is crushing the views. The sequel to the 1980s The Karate Kid films is hailed as a solid mix of drama, martial…
Stephen Thompson reveals he and former rival Tyron Woodley have been involved in some way with the Netflix smash hit Cobra Kai.
Cobra Kai is crushing the views. The sequel to the 1980s The Karate Kid filmsis hailed as a solid mix of drama, martial-arts action, and a heavy dose of nostalgia for some older viewers.
It’s no surprise that a series so entrenched in martial arts is reaching out to actual martial artists. And there may have been no better choice for a cameo than real-life karateka, Stephen Thompson.
The former title challenger revealed that not only is he involved with the show, but so is a former MMA champion turned boxer in Tyron Woodley. The revelation came when “Wonderboy” was asked about the upcoming Woodley vs. Jake Paul rematch on a recent episode of The MMA Hour (h/t MiddleEasy).
“I think so, he’s got to (win). I think Tyron gets it,” Thompson said before letting slip that they are both to feature in Cobra Kai. “I chatted with him not too long doing some Cobra Kai stuff. I can’t really give too much away but we were there hanging out [on set], and yeah, the beef has been squashed. Since then, he’s awesome and fun to hang out with while we were there. I didn’t get to hang out with him a ton but while we were there on set.”
Cobra Kai Never Die
Thompson wouldn’t divulge their role but did say they would not be in the forthcoming season that releases later this month.
It may be some time before we see the fighters on the small screen in an acting capacity, but both men will be active this weekend in very different roles. Stephen Thompson is set to take on Belal Muhammed in the co-main event of UFV Vegas 45 on Saturday. On the same night, Woodley looks for revenge against Jake Paul in a rematch of their October bout.
Will you be tuning in if Stephen Thompson and Tyron Woodley are announced to appear on an episode of Cobra Kai?