‘Ya Boi’ Eryk Anders is A-OK following UFC Vegas 109.
The two-time UFC headliner and former Alabama linebacker fought a top prospect in former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion Christian Leroy Duncan on Saturday.
Duncan quickly found a home for his strikes in the fight, cutting Anders’ eyebrow open with a spinning elbow before he scored a TKO with follow-up shots.
This was Anders’ second knockout loss of his 26-fight career.
The ultra-tough UFC veteran released a statement after UFC boss Dana White posted his massive cut on social media.
Eryk Anders reacts to damage sustained at UFC Vegas 109
Anders kept his fans updated after losing to Duncan, sharing a photo of him holding an ice cream cone.
“We good,” Anders wrote on his Instagram story.
Anders hilariously commented on White’s picture of the nasty cut on his left eyebrow.
“Tiz [Tis] merely a flesh wound,” Anders referenced a movie scene from Monty Python in which a knight gets his arms and legs cut off.
After getting his eyebrow all stitched up, Anders joked: “My brother said “ima have to take my eyebrow to Turkey next'”.
Eryk Anders’ UFC record now sits at .500
MMA retirement is looming for the 38-year-old Anders.
Anders’ record in the Octagon fell to 9-9 (1 NC) after the TKO loss to Duncan, which snapped a two-fight win streak over former UFC champion Chris Weidman and Jamie Pickett.
Following his latest victory over Weidman, Anders revealed his plans to retire from the fight game.
According to an interview with MMA Junkie, Anders wants to walk away from MMA after his next fight, which will complete his current UFC contract.
Anders has fought the likes of Lyoto Machida, Thiago Santos, Khalil Rountree Jr, Gerald Meerschaert and many more.