Kicking off the UFC Vegas 21 main card is a middleweight contest between Eryk Anders and Darren Stewart. Round 1: A lot of feinting early on. Stewart lands a leg kick. Stewart lands another while Anders looks to land a counter punch. After a flurry, it appears Stewart has hurt Anders. Anders clearly shows signs […]
Kicking off the UFC Vegas 21 main card is a middleweight contest between Eryk Anders and Darren Stewart.
Round 1: A lot of feinting early on. Stewart lands a leg kick. Stewart lands another while Anders looks to land a counter punch. After a flurry, it appears Stewart has hurt Anders. Anders clearly shows signs he’s hurt and goes for a takedown. Stewart is defending so far against the fence as he lands two knees. Anders separates and lands some big strikes. He gets the takedown soon after but Stewart gets to his feet. However, Anders unleashes a flurry and proceeds to drop Stewart. He looks to be getting the finish but Stewart does well to just about survive. Anders trips him and proceeds to knee him on the ground which is an illegal strike. The second week in a row! The doctor waves it off after deeming Stewart unable to continue.
Official result: Eryk Anders and Darren Stewart ends in a no contest (R1, 4:37).
UFC Middleweight Eryk Anders has had somewhat of a mixed bag of result during his 10 fight UFC tenure. The 33-year-old has victories over the likes of Markus Perez and Gerald Meerschaert, during which he has have shown glimpses of his true potential. However, losses to top prospects such as Thiago Santos and Krzystof Jotko […]
UFC Middleweight Eryk Anders has had somewhat of a mixed bag of result during his 10 fight UFC tenure.
The 33-year-old has victories over the likes of Markus Perez and Gerald Meerschaert, during which he has have shown glimpses of his true potential. However, losses to top prospects such as Thiago Santos and Krzystof Jotko have stopped him from breaking into the top 15.
Anders has an upcoming fight against Darren ‘The Dentist’ Stewart which presents another opportunity for ‘Ya Boi’ to begin another run at the middleweight rankings.
“He’s got a lotta strengths you know. Strong, powerful, fast,” Anders said. “Has all the physical attributes. Hits hard. Really good boxer, kickboxer. It’s gonna be a good scrap I think. His strengths and my strengths are the same. I think we go out there and see whose strengths is stronger.”
When asked how he saw the fight itself going, Anders remarked that “I think in every fight there’s a mental game going on, as well as the physical stuff you see. But yeah, I think we’ll meet in the middle, trade, be more of a technical brawl if you will.”
Stewart and Anders will face off on the undercard of UFC Fight Night: Khamzat Chimaev vs Leon Edwards, on March 13th.
Despite Chimaev being only three fights into his UFC career, Anders bares him no ill will. “I mean this sport is very much about what have you done for me lately, and lately I’ve lost. And ya know, he’s won. He’s the guy right now. It is what it is. There’s the business aspect to it. (If) I put 2 (or) 3 wins together, it’ll be me.”
Who do you think will win on March 13? Eryk Anders or Darren Stewart?
UFC Vegas 14 has lost another fight as Eryk Anders will not be fighting Antonio Arroyo after all. On Friday, Anders, who took the fight on short notice, missed weight by 1.5 pounds. Although he did come in heavy, the fight was still going to happen. Ye…
UFC Vegas 14 has lost another fight as Eryk Anders will not be fighting Antonio Arroyo after all. On Friday, Anders, who took the fight on short notice, missed weight by 1.5 pounds. Although he did come in heavy, the fight was still going to happen. Yet, on Saturday morning, “Ya Boi” announced he was […]
Eryk Anders vs. Krzysztof Jotko continued the action at UFC on ESPN 8. The two fighters met in a middleweight bout at the UFC on ESPN 8 event on Saturday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on ESPN. It was all a…
Eryk Anders vs. Krzysztof Jotko continued the action at UFC on ESPN 8. The two fighters met in a middleweight bout at the UFC on ESPN 8 event on Saturday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on ESPN. It was all about clinch control and body shots. The trend of the […]
Next up on the UFC Florida main card is a light heavyweight affair between Eryk Anders and Krzysztof Jotko. Round 1: Jotko starts off with a front kick to the body. He sees his head kick blocked soon after. Anders rushes forward but doesn’t land anything significant while Jotko lands a counter right. Jotko attempts […]
Next up on the UFC Florida main card is a light heavyweight affair between Eryk Anders and Krzysztof Jotko.
Round 1: Jotko starts off with a front kick to the body. He sees his head kick blocked soon after. Anders rushes forward but doesn’t land anything significant while Jotko lands a counter right. Jotko attempts a spinning elbow but Anders counters by clinching him up against the fence. Jotko escapes. Jotko lands a big uppercut. Anders goes for the takedown but Jotko gets up soon after. Jotko lands some leg kicks and then goes for a takedown. He has Anders’ back and takes him down only to end up at the bottom. He scrambles and they’re on their feet. They start to brawl before Jotko has Anders clinched up against the fence as the round ends.
Round 2: The pair return to striking to start off the second round. Anders is rushing forward and landing strikes but Jotko remains composed. Jotko lands a big left. Anders attempts a takedown but Jotko does well to fight it and eventually escape. Anders attempts another takedown to no avail. He tries again but fails as they remain clinched up until the round ends.
Round 3: Anders attempts another takedown but fails again as Jotko continues to show incredible takedown defense. Jotko is doing well with striking and moving as Anders struggles to land a meaningful shot. Jotko lands a leg kick before connecting with a left. Anders has him clinched up against the fence. Jotko escapes but Anders tries again as he looks for another takedown. Jotko reverses before Anders does the same. Jotko ends the fight with a failed spinning back kick.
Official result: Krzysztof Jotko defeats Eryk Anders via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
UFC middleweight Eryk Anders plans to beat Krzysztof Jotko by making their fight tomorrow night “as scrappy as possible.” Both Anders and Jotko come into this fight in good form. The winner will be able to go on and potentially move into the rankings. The loser of this high stakes middleweight battle will have some […]
UFC middleweight Eryk Anders plans to beat Krzysztof Jotko by making their fight tomorrow night “as scrappy as possible.” Both Anders and Jotko come into this fight in good form. The winner will be able to go on and potentially move into the rankings. The loser of this high stakes middleweight battle will have some serious rebuilding to do.
Eryk Anders Ready To Scrap For His Third Straight Win
“I’m expecting a fight. A very seasoned guy, former top 10, so he knows what he’s doing,” Anders said. “That’s why I said fights take place everywhere on the feet, against the cage or on the ground.”
“He’s a seasoned vet. He’s been around a long time. (I’m) super impressed with his ability to go out there and get victories. When they are unanimous or a split decision. I think his last fight was a split decision. So, you know, he’s gonna try and do whatever he needs to do to the edge out the win.”
Anders revealed he’s planning to use his usual aggressive, pressure style against Jotko and seems confident that’ll be enough to get him the win.
“I like to pressure people and get in their face and make the fight as scrappy as possible. So, that’s what I plan on doing,” he said.
‘Ya Boi’ is currently riding an impressive two-fight win streak. Once Anders makes it three in a row by beating Jotko at UFC Jacksonville he’s got some big plans. First things first though he wants to compete on Fight Island.
“I think that all the fighters want to fight on fight Island. You know, it’s going to be a big deal. Probably a pay-per-view card. They’ll get you on a boat, put you on a plane, fly you to the middle of nowhere. They’re gonna make a movie about that I think or write a book about it so it would be cool to be a part of that.”
Beyond that, the 33-year-old still has high hopes for the remainder of his MMA career. Anders explained how he wants to become middleweight champion while recognising he’s got a lot of work to do in order to make that happen, he said.
“I think that every fighter especially at this level they want to be champ and so do I. So you know, that’s the motivation and I want to make as much money as possible in the process and have fun while I’m doing it.”
“I need a few man,” Anders admitted when asked about how many wins he needs to become a contender. “The middleweight division is a pretty stacked division. I guess it depends who I fight and how I beat those guys. I think the guys that go out there and get finishes they move up faster. They get those title shots faster. So, I’m going to go out there and knock some people out.”
Do you think Eryk Anders will continue his good run of form by beating Krzysztof Jotko?