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A former foe of Thiago Santos says it would be wise not to count “Marreta” out. On July 6 at UFC 239, Santos will challenge Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Jon Jones. “Bones” will be making th…
A former foe of Thiago Santos says it would be wise not to count “Marreta” out. On July 6 at UFC 239, Santos will challenge Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Jon Jones. “Bones” will be making the second title defense in his current reign as the 205-pound king. This will be Santos’ […]
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Eryk Anders has undergone hand surgery. This past Saturday night, Anders went one-on-one with Elias Theodorou. The bout was part of the preliminary portion of UFC 231. Theodorou won the bout via split d…
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Eryk Anders has undergone hand surgery. This past Saturday night, Anders went one-on-one with Elias Theodorou. The bout was part of the preliminary portion of UFC 231. Theodorou won the bout via split decision. Eryk Anders Undergoes Hand Surgery Anders had to go under the knife following the bout as […]
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The penultimate pay-per-view of 2019, UFC 231, is fast approaching. While it’s not a card designed to attract a large audience, lacking a mainstream star like Conor McGregor and taking …
The penultimate pay-per-view of 2019, UFC 231, is fast approaching. While it’s not a card designed to attract a large audience, lacking a mainstream star like Conor McGregor and taking …
How is Anders doing after his scary scene in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo?
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Eryk Anders caused a scary scene this past weekend (Sat. September 22, 2018) in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo.
Anders was defeated by Thiago Santos in the main event of the Brazil card. Although he survived the third round, he was unable to get to his feet and walk to his corner. Instead, he collapsed in the center of the Octagon due to exhaustion, forcing the referee to call the fight off.
Santos was awarded the TKO win. Anders spoke to MMA Fighting to offer an update on his status after the ordeal:
“I just wanted to lay down, just chill for a second,” said Anders. “Obviously, the middle of the Octagon is not the place for that so once I talked to the doctors and all, they did take me to the hospital.
“But before all that I just went to the locker room and took a cold shower and laid down for a pretty good bit. I’ve never been that tired, that depleted or anything like that.”
Anders admitted to eating some shots before the round ended, but they didn’t do nearly as much damage as his fatigue. He also believes Santos was feeling the effects of exhaustion as well, but not near the level he was:
“I took all his punches, he kneed me in the face I’m pretty sure. I just kept coming forward, none of it really fazed me or anything,” said Anders.
“Fighting for 15 minutes at the pace that we fought it was pretty taxing on the body, so it was fatigue, I’m not going to lie, he did hit me, of course. You look at my face you can definitely tell that I’ve been in a fight.
“But I kind of think that he was feeling the same way. Maybe not to the point where I was at, but he was getting tired as well. He poked me in the eye and when we separated he went and sat down.
“It took him a while to get up after that second round. After the third round he doesn’t exactly pop up, so I think that I had I been in shape, I had a full camp, maybe this fight goes a different direction.”
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Which fighters will be sidelined for a significant amount of time after UFC Sao Paulo?
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This past weekend’s (Sat. September 22, 2018) UFC Sao Paulo event saw several excellent bouts.
In the main event, Thiago Santos beat Eryk Anders into exhaustion for a TKO victory. Anders survived the third round, but was too tired to make it to his corner and collapsed on the canvas.
Alex Oliveira put on a quick performance against Carlo Pedersoli, knocking him out in 39 seconds. Also, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira returned to the win column with a knockout win over Sam Alvey.
Several fighters suffered some devastating losses in Brazil, and we have the full medical suspension list from the event here (via MMA Fighting):
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The referee presiding over the main event of last night’s (Sat., September 22, 2018) UFC Fight Night 137 from São Paulo, Brazil, has responded to some criticisms of the fight’s stoppage. Longtime referee Marc Goddard saw a strange scenario during the fight. Eryk Anders’ mouthpiece fell out during the third round of his battle with Thiago Santos. […]
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The referee presiding over the main event of last night’s (Sat., September 22, 2018) UFC Fight Night 137 from São Paulo, Brazil, has responded to some criticisms of the fight’s stoppage.
Longtime referee Marc Goddard saw a strange scenario during the fight. Eryk Anders’ mouthpiece fell out during the third round of his battle with Thiago Santos. Santos had been landing far more power strikes throughout the fight. Anders, meanwhile, controlled the grappling department with many takedowns, making the fight a closely-contested main event.
Anders was attempting another one when Goddard stopped the action towards the end of the third frame. The referee awarded Anders position back, but it didn’t end in his favor.
Santos began unloading an assault of elbows and punches to Anders’ temple (watch highlights here). The tiring replacement fighter was wobbled badly. Anders concerningly fell three times after the round ended. Goddard called the fight off as a result.
At least one fighter had an exception with the ref’s decision. Top-ranked lightweight contender Kevin Lee is that man. Lee immediately called out Goddard on Twitter after the fight:
Damn @marcgoddard_uk you really stole that **** from @erykanders. Straight put him in position to take them elbows. I’m calling bullshit
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) September 23, 2018
Goddard responded shortly thereafter that he did the right thing by giving Anders his position back. He only returned the fighters to their original position, which he insisted was the right call:
Mr Lee both fighters returned to exact same position that I stop to replace the gum-shield, i.e. against the fence in over/under clinch. Would you rather I start with Mr Anders pressing position taken away? We can have our own opinions, we can’t have our own facts. I respect you. https://t.co/UDV5kObAJB
— Marc Goddard (@marcgoddard_uk) September 23, 2018
The rising middleweight may have lost but earned an extra $50,000 for a “Fight of the Night” bonus in a bout he was hospitalized for afterward. For his part, he had a rather nonchalant reaction.
Anders wants to fight again rather soon despite taking an insane amount of damage at the end of the third round. It was a great fight, and he must have been cleared at the aforementioned medical facility.
Goddard did the best thing he could have done. The controversy seems a bit of a moot point right now. Do you believe Goddard impacted the violent end of the fight with the decision?
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