Even after suffering his first professional defeat to Lyoto Machida in February, Eryk Anders remains one of the most promising young middleweights on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster.
The former University of Alabama linebacker will lock horns with onetime Cage Fury Fighting Championships titleholder Tim Williams at UFC Fight Night 135 on Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Anders rattled off 10 consecutive victories to start his mixed martial arts career before winding up on the wrong side of a five-round split decision against the aforementioned Machida.